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    Frankly, no issue is worth shutting down the government and denying pay to those committed to public service.

    Government | Service | Worth


    When Congress puts party labels aside, like we did on VA reform, we can accomplish some great things for the American people. But those occasions were far too rare.

    Great | Party | Accomplish


    I told the president 'no' to special treatment for Congress when he tried to exempt them from Obamacare.

    Special | President | Congress


    I think 'immigration' is a bad word for many Republicans.

    Word


    I saw how hard my parents worked, and I didn't want to be a freeloader.

    Parents | Saw | Worked


    I like having a battleground district because I think that's real-life America.

    District


    I learned long ago you run unopposed, or you run scared.

    Scared | Learned | Run


    I don't have the luxury of just hanging out in my primary and, once I win the primary, I'm fine. I have to talk to Democrats and Republicans.

    Win | Luxury | Talk


    I didn't come to Washington to be part of the problem.

    Problem | Washington


    How do you defend inaction in the face of crisis? How is that defensible for anybody?

    Face | Crisis | Inaction


    HB 2 leaves 90% of the children behind. The disconnect between this bill and the basic needs of Texas schoolchildren is appalling.

    Texas | Behind | Disconnect


    I have never been in favor of gay marriage, and I am not in favor of gay marriage.

    Marriage | Gay | Favor


    For me, the issue is if I'm your advocate, if I'm your representative, my job is to stand up for you and talk about you and defend you.

    Stand | Talk | Advocate


    Every decision I make in Congress will be centered on the needs of the district.

    Decision | Congress | Needs


    Congress is more broken than ever. Congressman Will Hurd has quickly become part of the problem.

    Problem | Broken | Congress


    California - with more cars, more drivers and more people - still has less DWI-related deaths than Texas does.

    Cars | Texas | California


    As the polarization in D.C. spreads, the people willing to come to the middle find less and less acceptance.

    Acceptance | Willing | Middle


    As an incumbent, if you are winning, your commercials are about motherhood and apple pie and the flag.

    Winning | Motherhood | Apple


    Around here, manana seems to be the busiest day of the week. We never seem to get there.

    Week | Seems | Seem


    A robust democracy requires active participation.

    Democracy | Active | Requires


       

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