Mark Meadows Quotes

Mark Meadows

Profession : Politician

Birth : July 28, 1959

In the wake of Hurricane Harvey, hundreds of thousands have been left homeless, displaced, and broken.

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Putting aid for Harvey victims in limbo because of our own inability to handle pressing deadlines in a timely manner is not only inappropriate, but it sends the wrong message to millions of Americans in Texas and millions more who put us in Washington to do a job. We owe them better.

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A true relief effort for hurricane victims is not a partisan issue. However, in Washington we are notorious for making our jobs far more difficult than they need to be.

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Speaking nothing of how we often fall short in keeping our promises, we frequently play an unnecessary game of politics with key issues - using must-pass legislation such as disaster relief as a vehicle to sweeten unrelated, contentious bills that may not otherwise pass as stand-alone measures.

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Unfortunately, too often the media doesn't ask the simple question: Why did elected leaders wait until the 11th hour to address government funding we've known would expire for months, if not years?

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Congressional Republicans have come to understand that their last, best hope of blocking bad policy from the White House is through spending bills.

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Spying on the prime minister of Israel and Congress has nothing to do with national security - only politics.

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If National Security Agency (NSA) heads fundamentally lack an understanding of what constitutes constitutionally protected communications, or worse, chose to disregard those directives, then it's time for the appropriate heads of these agencies to resign.

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Once the collection of conversations between the Israeli government and members of Congress occurred, had it been inadvertent, then they would have been destroyed instead of redacted for further use. Had they been inadvertent, then they would not have been forwarded to the White House for review in their redacted form.

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We have a moral obligation to assist those fleeing religious persecution and to no longer turn a blind eye to the plight of our Christian brothers abroad.

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As a nation, we must address the persecution of all religious minorities.

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Regrettably, the Obama administration has chosen to take a lackadaisical approach to religious freedom, and allowed IRFA to fade into the background.

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For too long Hezbollah has been able to conduct its illegal operations unhindered by the threat of a direct response from the United States.

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Hezbollah poses a great threat to the world - and particularly to our great ally, Israel.

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By cutting off Hezbollah's lifelines to international financing, we can break its cycle of violence around the world.

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America's founders knew the importance of allowing the people to speak critically about government actions.

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Every year it's a decision whether you're going to run again.

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For years, President Obama has chastised Republicans, used immigrants as props for political purposes, and time and again deflected responsibility from his own party's failure to act on immigration reform.

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Simply put, President Obama's immigration strategy is all about politics and getting credit rather than about families and people.

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Granting amnesty to those who willfully broke the law makes a mockery of our legal system and encourages even more lawlessness - potentially more severe crimes than entering the U.S. illegally.

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