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A good place to start is with the kids ... One of the great founding principles of our country was that children would not be punished for the mistakes of their parents. It is time to provide an opportunity for legal residence and citizenship for those who were brought to this country as children and who know no other home.

Eric Cantor

Country, Children, Mistake

"Eric Cantor: Dreamers 'Should Receive Pathway To Citizenship'" by Elise Foley, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 02, 2013.

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I do not suspect that Jefferson or Madison ever envisioned Congress honoring the 2,560th anniversary of the birth of Confucius or supporting the designation of National Pi Day.

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Birth, Congress, Madison

"House may ban honorific resolutions" by Lisa Mascaro and Richard Simon, articles.latimes.com. November 25, 2010.

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Look, we know we screwed up when we were in the majority. We fell in love with power. We spent way too much money - especially on earmarks. There was too much corruption when we ran this place. We were guilty. And that's why we lost.

Eric Cantor

Lost Love, Majority, Looks

"Yep, Eric Cantor Really Said All of These Things" by Austin Tedesco, www.boston.com. June 11, 2014.

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It's all about the fungibility and money. If Planned Parenthood accesses hundreds of millions of dollars of taxpayer money and they use that for other purposes, then they can use other dollars to fund abortion.

Eric Cantor

Abortion, Dollars, Purpose

"Fox News Sunday" with Chris Wallace, www.foxnews.com. April 10, 2011.

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You know, we have a fiscal train wreck before us. And unless we act, and act deliberately, we're not going to enable our kids to have what we have. It's plain and simple as that.

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Kids, Simple, Train Wrecks

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People have to take responsibility for themselves. We need to get the housing industry going again. We don't need government intervening in every step.

Eric Cantor

Responsibility, Government, People

"Midterm Elections Preview on 'Fox News Sunday'". "Fox News Sunday" with Chris Wallace, www.foxnews.com. October 10, 2010.

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I mean, look, Nancy Pelosi said in the very beginning this is going to be the most open, honest and ethical Congress in history. And what we're seeing is she's breaking that promise every day.

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Mean, Promise, Looks

"Meet the Press" with Davide Gregory, www.nbcnews.com. February 28, 2010.

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I just am a believer...that there are some things that happen for a reason...We may not be able to really discern it now...[but] given the perspective of time, I think we're going to be able to look back at this, and what seemed really bad at the time may turn out to be really good.

Eric Cantor

Party, Thinking, Perspective

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I want what I want when I want it.

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Want, Alcoholics Anonymous, Aa Recovery

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Again, the American people expect us to do what they are doing. It's tightening the belt, it's learning how to do more with less. That's a reality today, and we've got to do that in order to get the private sector growing.

Eric Cantor

Reality, Order, People

"Interview with House Majority Leader Eric Cantor". Interview with Wolf Blitzer, www.realclearpolitics.com. March 2, 2011.

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The bill then says if the Senate does not act, then H.R. 1 (the House-passed bill that cuts $61 billion) will be the law of the land. In addition to that, it says that if all else fails, and the Senate brings about a shutdown, then members should not get their pay.

Eric Cantor

Cutting, Law, Land

"House Republicans plan symbolic bill to pressure Senate on shutdown" by Felicia Sonmez, www.washingtonpost.com. March 30, 2011.

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The issue for us is rebuilding a governing majority that is comfortable with differences that can transcend the divisiveness and unify behind the principles that we know our party has succeeded on.

Eric Cantor

Party, Differences, Issues

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Well, if Democratic members in the House elect Nancy Pelosi as their leader, it's almost as if they just didn't get the message from the voters this election. I mean, the voters outright rejected the agenda that she's been about. And here they're going to put her back in charge.

Eric Cantor

Mean, House, Leader

"Key Republican Lawmakers on GOP Agenda for New Congress". "Fox News Sunday" with Chris Wallace, www.foxnews.com. November 7, 2010.

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Whether it's people walking off 'The View' when Bill O'Reilly makes a statement about radical Islam or Juan Williams being fired for expressing his opinion, over-reaching political correctness is chipping away at the fundamental American freedoms of speech and expression.

Eric Cantor

Walking Away, Views, Expression

"Republicans to Add NPR Funding to 'You Cut' Budget Slashing Contest". www.foxnews.com. October 22, 2010.

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Israel deserves America's friendship in reality - not just in rhetoric.

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Reality, Israel, America

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You know, there are people making a lot of money in this country who can actually afford their own health care. We are in a situation where we got a safety net in place in this country for people who frankly don't need one. We got to focus on making sure we got a safety net for those who actually need it.

Eric Cantor

Country, People, Safety

"David Plouffe on New Obama Deficit Plan; Rep. Eric Cantor on Budget Battle". "Fox News Sunday" with Chris Wallace, www.foxnews.com. April 10, 2011.

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If there is support for a supplemental, it would be accompanied by support for having pay-fors to that supplemental.

Eric Cantor

Support, Would Be, Pay

"Joplin, Missouri Tornado: House GOP Prepares $1 Billion Aid Package Amid Budget Fight". www.huffingtonpost.com. May 24, 2011.

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We believe very strongly that you stop that denial of coverage by promoting choice. Let people make the decisions.

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Believe, People, Choices

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We've had Town Hall meetings, we've witnessed election after election, in which the American people have taken a position on the President's health care bill. And the bottom line is the people don't like this bill. They don't want it.

Eric Cantor

Taken, People, President

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We will cut programs, we will try to rein in the size of the bureaucracy. We will bring federal pay scales that have become so exaggerated into line with market rates.

Eric Cantor

Cutting, Trying, Lines

"'Things Could Get Pretty Messy'". Interview with Steve Moore, www.wsj.com. October 2, 2010.

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The American people elected us here to cut spending so we can create an environment for jobs in America. The House has acted. We have demonstrated that we want to see spending, discretionary spending, brought down to levels of 2008. We've seen no counteraction. We have seen no position that has been expressed by the other side at all.

Eric Cantor

Jobs, Cutting, America

"Interview with House Majority Leader Eric Cantor". Interview with Wolf Blitzer, www.realclearpolitics.com. March 2, 2011.

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In a perfect world we would bring corporate tax rates down to 25% or less so we can get competitive in the world economy. Ultimately, I would love to see a flat tax.

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Perfect, World, Economy

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But, as we've seen over the last several months, the people in this country are very dissatisfied with the direction that this administration is taking this country. And what we heard last night was absolutely the ignoring of that fact. It was: We're going to continue with this agenda. In fact, we're going to double down on healthcare.

Eric Cantor

Country, Night, People

"POLITICO Interview: Eric Cantor". Interview with Mike Allen, www.politico.com. January 29, 2010.

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It is my hope that I can stand before you in two years and report back that our side, as well as the president's, found within us the ability to set differences aside, to provide relief to so many millions of Americans who simply want their life to work again.

Eric Cantor

Years, Two, Differences

"Eric Cantor: Dreamers Should Receive Pathway To Citizenship" by Elise Foley, www.huffingtonpost.com. February 5, 2013.

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Now the proposal is yet again another $150 billion before we start to think about a freeze. But $150 billion spent on more government programs; monies being created to direct and what kind of jobs that Washington thinks ought to be created. Come on. I mean there is a government that can help, and the government can also hurt.

Eric Cantor

Hurt, Jobs, Mean

"POLITICO Interview: Eric Cantor". Interview with Mike Allen, www.politico.com. January 29, 2010.

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