“From the takeover of Detroit and the failed stimulus packages to the enactment of Obamacare, the president and congressional Democrats chose to use Americas economic crisis as an excuse to expand government rather than as an opportunity to responsibly shrink it.” UseGovernmentOpportunityPresidentEconomicCrisisDemocratExcuseShrinksPackagesStimulusObamacareDetroitEconomic CrisisTakeoversGovernment Takeover Author:Jeb Hensarling
“In many respects, I guess I would say I was into Tea Party before there was a Tea Party.” PartyTeaTea Party Author:Jeb Hensarling
“Millions of Americans are struggling to pay their mortgages. They have a right to know whether members of Congress receive sweetheart deals in order to pay for theirs.” KnowsOrderDealsPayMillionsStruggleMembersCongressMortgageSweetheart Author:Jeb Hensarling
“The deficit is the symptom, but spending is the disease.” DiseaseSpendingSymptomsDeficit Author:Jeb Hensarling
“Listen, if the people in my district wanted to live in France, they'd move to France.” PeopleIfsWantedMovingFrance Author:Jeb Hensarling
“I'm one of the top 2 or 3 or 4 most conservative members in the House of Representatives when it comes to economics.” HouseMembersEconomicsConservativeRepresentativesHouse Of Representatives Author:Jeb Hensarling
“What I'd like to do is be able to work with Democrats to reform current entitlement programs for future generations, grandfathering all the grandparents.” AbleGenerationsProgramDemocratCurrentsReformGrandparentFuture GenerationEntitlementEntitlement Programs Author:Jeb Hensarling
“We should not be borrowing money from the Chinese to bail out the Greeks. What's coming next? Intergalactic bailouts?” ShouldNextChineseGreekBorrowingBailBailoutsBorrowing Money Author:Jeb Hensarling
“President-elect Trump has the vision. And what Mike Pence brings to the table as vice president-elect is somebody who knows Capitol Hill. So he can take Donald Trump's vision, help translate that into actual policy, legislative language, bill text, working through the process so that it ends up back on Donald Trump's desk so that he can sign it into law.” KnowsEndsHelpingLawLanguageProcessPresidentVisionPolicyTrumpTablesBillsVicesHillsTranslateDesksMikeVice PresidentCapitolCapitol Hill Author:Jeb Hensarling