Jim DeMint
Jim DeMint
James Warren "Jim" DeMintis an American politician who was a United States Senator from South Carolina from 2005 to 2013. He is a member of the Republican Party and a leading figure in the Tea Party movement. He previously served as the United States Representative for South Carolina's 4th congressional district from 1999 to 2005. DeMint resigned from the Senate on January 1, 2013, to become president of The Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank...
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth2 September 1951
country children government
Well, we lost a lot of our independence already. We are dependent on China for credit. We are dependent on Middle Eastern countries for energy supplies. And many Americans are dependent on the government for their income, health care, education of their children, food stamps.
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The debate in the Republican Party needs to be between libertarians and conservatives.
christian important principles
From a policy standpoint, the Judeo-Christian principles are important.
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Heritage will remain, first and foremost, a research institute dedicated to impeccable research and data-driven policy analysis.
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I can tell you if you look at the polls, Democrats, Republicans, Independents, they do not think we should increase the debt limit.
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Judeo-Christian conservatism overcomes natural selfishness.
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Dependency encourages social problems.
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Not federal government's job to do good deeds.
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Freedom solutions - cross-state insurers; health cooperatives.
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American exceptionalism requires understanding biblical view.
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Many Democrats are sincere in their desire to help others.
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What happens in the Senate is the Republicans sink to the lowest common denominator.
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We need comprehensive reform that will make America the best place in the world to invest and do business.
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We must now make clear to Lebanon that it will not benefit from U.S. assistance and support as long as it harbors this brutal terrorist and murder.