Bill Flores Quotes

Bill Flores

Profession : Politician

Birth : February 25, 1954

My family came from Spain in 1725, and if people want to consider me Hispanic, they can, but I didn't advertise that way, and I'm an American first.

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Our family is fortunate to have a well-documented history in a book titled 'The Flores Family - 1725 to 1963' by James F. Padgett.

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I will never support amnesty legislation because it will not work.

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We still have a First Amendment that protects your business and free speech.

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I think we can create an environment where America can kind of get back on its economic feet.

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I think it's long overdue, and I believed that Doris Miller should have been honored a long time ago.

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It is my plan to lead the RSC as a member-driven organization which puts forth positions developed through member participation and dialogue consistent with the RSC's mission and the U.S. Constitution.

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It is important that we take full advantage of the RSC's size, character and the passion of its members to advance our conservative agenda in order to restore America to the 'shining city on a hill' that Ronald Reagan envisioned.

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You won't find any volatile quotes out in the press where I've run the team down publicly.

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If our goal is to provide health care to our veterans, why does it need to be in the bricks and mortar of bureaucracy of the VA? Why can't you give them an insurance card and let them go to a health care provider of their choice?

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When you look at all of the conservative groups in town and across the country, we all agree on the same things. Where we sometimes get into a disagreement is over the tactics to get to the endpoint.

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My goal is to be the tough negotiator but... not to air differences through press releases.

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It's better to negotiate behind closed doors than it is to be out throwing rocks at one another in the public square.

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It is indefensible that IRS Commissioner Koskinen has not been held accountable for failing to meet his legal obligations. This is exactly what the American people are tired of when they say that our government is on the wrong track.

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The ability of Texas Republicans to be effective in Congress is based on having at least 218 Republicans in the House.

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If you read the Senate rules, there are provisions where the Senate parliamentarian can be overridden.

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Concealed handgun licenses contain all of the identifying information required by the TSA. It is time they recognize these licenses as acceptable forms of identification.

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The Nondiscriminatory Transportation Screening Act provides a commonsense approach for the TSA to update its policies on permissible verifying documents.

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The requirements to obtain a concealed license are similar and often times stricter than that of obtaining a standard ID card.

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I apologize to those of you I offended for coming out against the Ex-Im Bank. I'm not changing my mind on it, but I just wanted to let you know I apologize for that.

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