I don't need to air any differences of opinion in public.
— Bill Flores
I think we, the Republicans, have been mistyped as unfriendly to minorities and not receptive to minority views.
I don't have all the answers, so my goal is to make sure that the 180-some odd members of the RSC each have a seat at the table where we can talk about their vision.
The requirements to obtain a concealed license are similar and often times stricter than that of obtaining a standard ID card.
If you read the Senate rules, there are provisions where the Senate parliamentarian can be overridden.
It's better to negotiate behind closed doors than it is to be out throwing rocks at one another in the public square.
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?
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.
We still have a First Amendment that protects your business and free speech.
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.
We're facing an enemy today in the Islamic State that knows no national boundaries. It doesn't have a moral code of conduct.
The good thing about Cruz is we know who he is today, and we'll know exactly who he'll be in the White House.
I haven't done things publicly to hurt conservatives.
By trying to advance the perfect conservative solution, nobody wins.
Let me tell you what changed my mind: it was when Donald Trump picked Mike Pence to be his running mate. I was convinced that Donald Trump knew exactly what he was doing, and he knew that was rounded out the ticket in many ways.
I've never said anything about privatizing Social Security.
I would never criticize a federal judge, particularly if I had a court case in front of him, but you would certainly never, ever criticize them based on their ethnic background.
The mission statement of the RSC is to foster a constitutionally bound limited government, it's to have a strong national defense, it's to protect private property rights and it's to support American values. That's what the mission statement is. There's nothing in the mission statement about trying to hold leadership accountable.
We've made it crystal clear to the American people what we're against. We need to talk about a couple of other things - what are we for?
Rule of law has prevailed over Obama's unconstitutional executive overreach.
The Nondiscriminatory Transportation Screening Act provides a commonsense approach for the TSA to update its policies on permissible verifying documents.
The ability of Texas Republicans to be effective in Congress is based on having at least 218 Republicans in the House.
My goal is to be the tough negotiator but... not to air differences through press releases.
You won't find any volatile quotes out in the press where I've run the team down publicly.
I think it's long overdue, and I believed that Doris Miller should have been honored a long time ago.
I will never support amnesty legislation because it will not work.
All of those loan programs that the federal government administers have flaws.
We do have our challenges. Some things don't always work right in Washington, and the anger you see from the electorate, I think, is a reflection of what's not working right.
If they're committed to the mission statement of the RSC, they're going to be happy with me as their chair. If they're committed to another vision, then they may not be happy with me.
My gut tells me that the Supreme Court will rule the subsidies to be illegal, and therefore, Obamacare will fail.
I campaigned on being a collaborative leader.
Someday, somehow, the leadership of Planned Parenthood will have to answer for their callous disregard of the sanctity of human life. In the meantime, I am relieved that the Bryan abortion facility has gone out of business.
Chet Edwards votes for every bailout and against ending any bailout!
If you look at history we've had since I've been in office, in an environment where we haven't had earmarks, we've still been able to get tens of millions of dollars for McLennan County.
We feel that the Republican platform presents the best opportunity for the success of minority families. All minority groups seek the same opportunities in the United States that the settlers from Europe did when they came over.
I don't think 'nothing' is a good option.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
I think we can create an environment where America can kind of get back on its economic feet.
Our family is fortunate to have a well-documented history in a book titled 'The Flores Family - 1725 to 1963' by James F. Padgett.
Obama is not Bill Clinton. I don't think he's willing to let conservatives have any victories at all.
We don't know who Donald Trump is.
I have disagreements with leadership, I have disagreements with the speaker, but I have those one-on-one.
I think the comments about me being a shill for leadership are beyond the pale.
I cannot avoid forgiving everybody that threw a brick at me during my various campaigns, so I think it's important for all of us to bury that and say, 'OK, we need to look forward' - we've got to move forward from 'never Trump' to 'never Hillary.'
If a country like Chile can fix its social security system, there is no reason a country as great as the United States... can't fix our Social Security system.
What I'd like to see Donald Trump do is start talking about his vision for leading the country and the policies that he would propose that would help hardworking American families who have struggled through the last few years and then also to differentiate himself from Hillary Clinton.
