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PLEASE WELCOME MARTIN ROSS, WHO IS REGULARLY PUBLISHED. >> GOOD
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AFTERNOON. YOU LOOK TERRIFIC OUT THERE. ARE YOU HAVING FUN SO FAR? GOOD -- TERRIFIC SHOW. AND A RECORD ATTENDANCE, AS I'M SURE YOU KNOW. I'M MARJI...
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| 00:02:07 |
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PERFECT. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] SO WE HAVE SOME TERRIFIC STATES REPRESENTED. A COUPLE FROM OUR LONE STAR STATE, AS WELL AS THE GREAT STATE OF MINNESOTA....
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| 00:02:42 |
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OUR NEXT SPEAKER. ONE THING THAT I LEARNED ABOUT REPRESENTATIVE DUFFY THAT'S EXCITED, I'M NOT SURPRISED THAT I MEET YOU IN LEARN. DID YOU KNOW THAT...
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| 00:03:01 |
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YES. >>
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| 00:03:03 |
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RIGHT? THREE-TIME CHAMPION IN THE 60 FOOT, AND AN ACCOMPLISHED LOG ROLLER. SO DO NOT MESS WITH HIM. HERE HE IS. THANK YOU. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] >>...
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| 00:03:21 |
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IN THE HOUSE? ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU ALL VERY MUCH. AGAIN I'M SEAN DUFFY, FRESHMAN CONGRESSMAN FROM THE 7TH DISTRICT OF THE GREAT STATE OF WISCONSIN....
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| 00:03:36 |
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TO OUR RNC CHAIRMAN, RYAN PRIEBUS, HOME TO THE CHAIRMAN PAUL RYAN, AND MOST IMPORTANTLY HOME TO OUR SUPER BOWL CHAMPIONS, THE GREEN BAY PACKERS. [CHEERS...
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| 00:03:59 |
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NO. LET'S NOT GET ROWDY. LISTEN TO THIS QUICKLY, I RAN FOR CONGRESS WHEN DAVE OBIE, MY CONGRESSMAN AUTHORED AND HELP PASSED A NEARLY $1 TRILLION STIMULUS...
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| 00:04:34 |
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BILL THAT HELPED BRING US TO A $14 TRILLION NATIONAL DEBT, WE ARE PROJECTED TO BORROW $1.5 TRILLION THIS YEAR ALONE. AND SO PUT IT IN A LITTLE DIFFERENT...
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| 00:05:16 |
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IS NOT ABOUT HOW MUCH WE ARE GOING TO SPEND. THE CONVERSATION IS ABOUT HOW MUCH WE ARE GOING TO CUT. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] >> NOW WE DO FACE
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| 00:05:27 |
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CHALLENGING TIMES. CHINA IS ON THE RISE. RADICAL MUSLIMS ARE PLOTTING AGAINST US. AND OUR PEOPLE ARE SUFFERING FROM UNEMPLOYMENT AND A LACK OF OPPORTUNITY....
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| 00:05:54 |
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NO] >> NO. WHICH WILL LEAD US TO MORE ECONOMIC DECLINE. OR WILL WE RETURN TO FREE MARKETS, FREE ENTERPRISE, AMERICAN CAPITALISM, LIMITED GOVERNMENT,...
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| 00:06:10 |
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IN PEOPLE AND NOT IN GOVERNMENT? WILL WE BE A NATION THAT UNDERSTANDS THAT ECONOMIC PROSPERITY DOESN'T COME FROM BUREAUCRATS AND POLITICIANS, BUT IT...
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| 00:06:45 |
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CONSERVATIVE STATE. THEY WERE THE ONLY STATE THAT NEVER VOTED FOR RONALD REAGAN. [CROWD BOOING] >>
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| 00:06:54 |
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I KNOW. I KNOW. THEY HAVEN'T VOTED FOR A REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE IN OVER 40 YEARS. BUT LISTEN, GOVERNOR PAWLENTY OVER HIS EIGHT YEARS, HE BALANCED HIS...
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| 00:07:16 |
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THAT CAME ACROSS HIS DESK, SAVING THE TAXPAYERS OF MINNESOTA $7.5 BILLION. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] >> HE CUT TAXES
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| 00:07:28 |
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BUT $800 MILLION. HE MOVED MINNESOTA OUT OF THE TOP TEN TAX STATES IN THE COUNTRY AND SADLY UNDER DEMOCRAT LEADERSHIP IN WISCONSIN, WE WENT INTO THE...
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| 00:07:46 |
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REAL TERMS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MINNESOTA HISTORY. HE REDUCED GOVERNMENT GROWTH AND GOT RID OF WASTEFUL SPENDING. I GOT TO TELL YOU THIS -- TALK ABOUT...
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| 00:08:13 |
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PAWLENTY IS PROOF POSITIVE THAT OUR CONSERVATIVE PRINCIPALS WORK. THAT WE CAN CUT SPENDING, CUT TAXES, WE CAN BALANCE OUR BUDGET ALL THE WHILE CHAMPIONING...
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| 00:09:07 |
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LOT. I APPRECIATE IT. THANK YOU VERY MUCH. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] >> I WANT TO THANK SEAN DUFFY,
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| 00:09:14 |
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A RISING STAR IN THE CONSERVATIVE MOVEMENT IN OUR COUNTRY. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] >> AND SEAN, I KNOW THIS
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| 00:09:21 |
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CROWD AND I WANT TO ASK YOU ONE BIG FAVOR. WITH YOUR LUMBERJACK BACKGROUND, WHEN YOU COME AND STAY IN WASHINGTON, D.C., BRING THAT BIG BUDGET AX AND...
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| 00:09:38 |
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I APPRECIATE IT. I WANT TO HAVE A SPECIAL SHOUT OUT TO MY MINNESOTA COLLEAGUE REPUBLICANS. WHERE ARE THEY IN THE CROWD? [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] >> THESE...
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| 00:09:49 |
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20 HOURS IN A BUS TO BE HERE TO CPAC. THANKS FOR COMING TO ALL OF THE CRs. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] >> ARE YOU FIRED UP AND
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| 00:09:59 |
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READY TO TAKE THIS COUNTRY BACK? [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] >> THAT'S
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| 00:10:05 |
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GREAT. WE REALLY NEED YOU. YOU KNOW WHY? PRESIDENT OBAMA HAS SUCCEEDED IN DOING THE IMPOSSIBLE. HE'S PROVEN THAT SOMEBODY CAN DESERVE A NOBLE PRIZE...
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| 00:10:33 |
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QUESTIONS THE PRESIDENT'S BIRTH CERTIFICATE AND THE EXISTENCE OF HIS BIRTH CERTIFICATE. BUT WHEN YOU LISTEN TO HIS POLICIES, DON'T YOU AT LEAST WONDER...
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| 00:10:49 |
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REALLY. ON WHAT PLANET DO THEY CREATE JOBS BY TAXING THE DAYLIGHT OUT OF THE PEOPLE WHO GROW JOBS? [APPLAUSE] [LAUGHTER] >> AND ON WHAT
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| 00:11:01 |
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PLANET DO THEY REDUCE THE DEFICIT BY SPENDING EVEN MORE? AND ON WHAT PLANET DO THEY MAKE HEALTH CARE BETTER BY PUTTING THE BUREAUCRATS IN CHARGE? [APPLAUSE]...
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| 00:11:23 |
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MICROPHONES DIDN'T PICK THAT ONE UP. [LAUGHTER] [LAUGHTER] >> NOW I DO TIP THE CAP
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| 00:11:29 |
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TO PRESIDENT OBAMA IN AT LEAST ONE AREA. HE'S BEEN REALLY GOOD AT DUPING THE MAINSTREAM MEDIA. [APPLAUSE] >> NOW, IN
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| 00:11:40 |
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FACT, YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED THAT SOME OF THEM HAVE BEEN REPORTING THAT HE'S BEHAVING LIKE RONALD REAGAN. [CROWD BOOING] >> I MEAN CAN YOU
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| 00:11:53 |
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BELIEVE THAT? RONALD REAGAN KNEW HOW TO STARE DOWN OUR ENEMIES. AND RONALD REAGAN UNDERSTOOD THE PRICE OF FREEDOM. [APPLAUSE] >> AND RONALD
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| 00:12:11 |
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REAGAN ALSO UNDERSTOOD THAT PUTTING OUR PEOPLE BACK TO WORK MEANS THE U.S. HAS TO BE OPEN FOR BUSINESS, NOT OPEN TO MORE TAXATION, MORE REGULATION,...
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| 00:12:33 |
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BARACK OBAMA IS NOT BEHAVING LIKE RONALD REAGAN. HE'S BEHAVING LIKE JIMMY CARTER. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] >> THE INDIVIDUAL MANDATE
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| 00:12:49 |
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IN ObamaCare IS A PAGE RIGHT OUT OF THE JIMMY CARTER PLAYBOOK. I MEAN THE LEFT SIMPLY DOESN'T UNDERSTAND. THE INDIVIDUAL MANDATE REFLECTS COMPLETELY...
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| 00:13:21 |
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IN THE FREEST AND MOST PROSPEROUS NATION IN THE HISTORY OF THE WORLD. OUR FREEDOM IS THE VERY AIR WE BREATHE. AND MAKE NO MISTAKE, THE POLICIES OF...
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| 00:13:57 |
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COMPROMISE, WE ARE IN DANGER OF LOSING OUR EDGE. FOR SOME THERE'S A REAL CONDITION THAT WE ARE LOSING OUR EDGE. DID YOU KNOW THERE'S A RECENT SURVEY...
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| 00:14:31 |
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THAT WE KNOW, AND NOT THE AMERICA THAT WE LOVE. AMERICA'S RIGHTFUL PLACE IS NOT LAGGING BEHIND CHINA. AMERICA'S PLACE IS LEADING THE WORLD. [CHEERS...
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| 00:14:52 |
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TO RESTORE AMERICAN CONFIDENCE. WE NEED TO RESTORE AMERICAN OPTIMISM, AND WE NEED TO RESTORE AMERICA'S HOPE FOR THE FUTURE. WE NEED TO RESTORE THE...
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| 00:15:15 |
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WASHINGTON PROVING TIME AND TIME AGAIN, NOT EVERYONE IS BORN OR ELECTED WITH COMMON SENSE. WE NEED LEADERS WHO REMEMBER WHERE THEY CAME FROM, AND WHAT...
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| 00:15:37 |
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WORLD EXPERIENCE STARTED IN MY HOMETOWN OF SOUTH ST. PAUL, MINNESOTA. THAT'S A PLACE WITH REALLY GOOD HEARTED PEOPLE, STRONG FAMILIES, AND THE ROCK...
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| 00:17:33 |
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THAT FOUNDATION AS OUR FOUNDERS INTENDED. A FEW WEEKS INTO THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION IN 1787, BENJAMIN FRANKLIN ADDRESSED GEORGE WASHINGTON AND...
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| 00:18:43 |
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TO OUR PROBLEMS AREN'T EASY. BUT THEY ARE NOT A MYSTERY EITHER. WE SIMPLY NEED TO REMIND EACH OTHER WHAT MADE THIS COUNTRY GREAT AND RESTORE AMERICA'S...
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| 00:19:03 |
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AND LESS OBAMA NONSENSE. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] >> LET'S START WITH THIS
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| 00:19:15 |
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ONE. THIS ONE IS KIND OF COMPLEX. I KNOW THERE MAYBE SOME DEMOCRATS IN THE ROOM. SO I'LL SAY IT REAL SLOW SO EVERYONE CAN UNDERSTAND. [LAUGHTER] >>...
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| 00:19:30 |
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READY? WE CAN'T SPEND MORE THAN WE TAKE IN. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] >> YOU CAN'T DO IT AS
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| 00:19:48 |
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AN INDIVIDUAL, YOU CAN'T DO IT AS A FAMILY, YOU CAN'T DO IT AS A BUSINESS, AND WE CAN'T LET OUR GOVERNMENT DO IT ANYMORE. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] [CHEERS...
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| 00:20:07 |
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SPENDERS IN WASHINGTON, D.C. HAVE US ON A COURSE OF $1 TRILLION DEFICITS AS FAR AS THE EYE CAN SEE. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT SPENDS OUR MONEY THE WAY THAT...
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| 00:21:11 |
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THE BIG SPENDERS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THEIR AISLE. THEY COME WITH ALL OF THEIR EXCUSES. GOVERNOR, HOW DO YOU DO THAT? I MEAN IT'S REALLY HARD. THE...
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| 00:21:57 |
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CUT GOVERNMENT IN MINNESOTA. IF WE CAN DO IT THERE, WE CAN DO IT ANYWHERE. THE NAYSAYERS WE CAN'T CUT SPENDING. WE CAN'T PRIORITIZE. THEY SAY WE JUST...
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| 00:22:25 |
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LIVE WITHIN OUR MEANS, JUST LIKE OUR FAMILIES, JUST LIKE BUSINESSES, JUST LIKE EVERYBODY ELSE. NOW IT WASN'T EASY. AS SEAN MENTIONED, I HAD TO DO THINGS...
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| 00:23:01 |
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LONGEST TRANSIT STRIKES IN THE HISTORY OF THE COUNTRY TO GET PUBLIC EMPLOYEE BENEFITS UNDER CONTROL. [APPLAUSE] [APPLAUSE] >> AND IN
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| 00:23:12 |
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THE LAST BUDGET PERIOD, WE CUT SPENDING IN REAL TERMS FOR THE FIRST TIME IN THE HISTORY OF MINNESOTA. [APPLAUSE] [APPLAUSE] >> SO THE FEDERAL
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| 00:23:24 |
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GOVERNMENT SHOULD DO THE SAME. NOW HERE'S THE FEW THINGS TO GET STARTED THAT I HOPE YOU'LL AGREE WITH. I'LL GIVE THEM TO YOU AND SEE WHAT YOU THINK....
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| 00:23:47 |
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A CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT TO FINALLY BALANCE THE BUDGET. [APPLAUSE] [APPLAUSE] >> AND HERE'S ONE I'LL
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| 00:23:57 |
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KNOW -- I KNOW YOU AGREE WITH. WE SHOULD REPEAL ObamaCare. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] >> AND WHILE WE ARE AT IT,
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| 00:24:09 |
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LET'S DO ONE MORE THING. LET'S THROW THE TAX CODE OVERBOARD. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] >> NOW LET'S START THAT
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| 00:24:23 |
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LAST ONE BY DOING THIS. AND SEAN, I DON'T MEAN ANY OFFENSE TO YOU PERSONALLY ON THIS ONE, BUT LET'S REQUIRE UNDER PENALTY OF PERJURY THAT EVERY MEMBER...
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| 00:24:58 |
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FULLY FIRST HAND THE MORONIC, BURDENSOME, INTIMIDATING BEEF THAT OUR TAX SYSTEM HAS BECOME. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] >> NOW
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| 00:25:13 |
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HERE'S ANOTHER COMMON SENSE PRINCIPAL FROM THE HEARTLAND THAT PRESIDENT OBAMA CLEARLY NEEDS TO STILL LEARN. AND IT'S THIS. PEOPLE SPEND MONEY DIFFERENTLY...
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| 00:25:32 |
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BUSY LIFE, YOU HAVE TIME TO READ WHITE PAPERS AND GO TO SEMINARS AND STAY UP ALL NIGHT AND WATCH CABLE TV AND READ PUBLIC POLICY JOURNALS. I HOPE...
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| 00:26:06 |
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ARE SUPPOSEDLY FREE. AND THEN ON THE NEXT NIGHT, GO TO ANOTHER WEDDING WHERE THEY HAVE A CASH BAR. WHERE PEOPLE PAY FOR THEIR OWN DRINKS. YOU'LL...
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| 00:26:36 |
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WALL STREET NOT LONG AGO, AND SOMEBODY SAID, THEY YELLED OUT FROM THE BACK OF THE ROOM, WELL, WHO THE HECK HAS AN -- EXCUSE ME, A CASH BAR ANYMORE?...
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| 00:27:17 |
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UNFORTUNATELY, THAT DESCRIBES MOST OF OUR GOVERNMENT. SO WHETHER IT'S EDUCATION, HEALTH CARE, HOUSING, OR JUST ABOUT ANYTHING ELSE, WE NEED TO PUT...
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| 00:28:01 |
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TO WASHINGTON, D.C. FOR HOW TO CREATE JOBS. WE SHOULD BE ASKING THE PEOPLE WHO ACTUALLY PROVIDE THE JOB. AND WHEN YOU DO, THEY GIVE YOU SOME PRETTY...
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| 00:28:31 |
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AS I LEFT THE GOVERNORSHIP, OWN UNEMPLOYMENT RATE WAS SIGNIFICANTLY LOWER THAN THE NATIONAL AVERAGE. SINCE THE CRASH, WE HAVE BEEN HELPING TO LEAD...
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| 00:28:54 |
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LAST ONE, YOU MAY HAVE LEARNED IT ON THE PLAYGROUND, YOU MAY HAVE LEARNED IT IN SPORTS, YOU MAY HAVE LEARNED IT AT WORK, YOU MAY HAVE LEARNED IT IN A...
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| 00:29:25 |
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OF AMERICA PROJECTS IT'S NATIONAL SECURITY INTEREST HERE AND AROUND THE WORLD, WE NEED TO DO IT WITH STRENGTH. [APPLAUSE] [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] [APPLAUSE]...
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| 00:30:16 |
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THERE IS NO EQUIVOCATION, NO UNCERTAINTY, NO DAYLIGHTS BETWEEN US AND OUR ALLIES AROUND THE WORLD. THIS CURRENT ADMINISTRATION DOESN'T SEEM TO UNDERSTAND...
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| 00:31:22 |
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SUBMIT. WE NEED TO GET TOUGH WITH OUR ENEMIES. NOT OUR FRIENDS. AND ONE MORE THING, MR. PRESIDENT, STOP APOLOGIZING FOR OUR COUNTRY. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]...
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| 00:32:03 |
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TERRORISTS, AND TYRANTS OF THE WORLD HAVE LOTS TO APOLOGIZE FOR. AMERICA DOES NOT. [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] [CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] >> MY FRIENDS,
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| 00:32:13 |
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THIS ISN'T GOING TO BE EASY. IF PROSPERITY WERE EASY, EVERYBODY AROUND THE WORLD WOULD BE PROSPEROUS. AND IF FREEDOM WERE EASY, EVERYBODY AROUND THE...
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| 00:32:56 |
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FORGE WASN'T EASY. SETTLING THE WEST WASN'T EASY. WINNING WORLD WAR II SURELY WASN'T EASY. AND GOING TO THE MOON WASN'T EASY. THIS AIN'T ABOUT EASY....
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| 00:33:38 |
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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. WE ARE THE AMERICAN PEOPLE. WE HAVE SEEN DIFFICULTIES BEFORE. AND WE ALWAYS OVER COME. WE CAN AND WE WILL DO IT AGAIN. WE...
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