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“I'm nobody's deputy. I am who I am. I'm my own person.”

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Mike Lee is a United States Senator representing the state of Utah. Born on June 4, 1971, he has a strong presence in the political arena with his conservative views and unwavering principles. more

“Harvard's Kennedy School of Government asked me to serve as a fellow at its Shorenstein Center on the Press, Politics, and Public Policy. After my varied and celebrated career in television, movies, publishing, and the lucrative world of corporate speaking, being a fellow at Harvard seemed, frankly, like a step down.”

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Book:Lies: And the Lying Liars Who Tell Them

Source: Lies: And the Lying Liars Who Tell Them

“We can't legislate the creation of jobs, but we can legislate things that will allow jobs to be created.”

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“When you have a country that's been accustomed to government spending at a certain level, it is really hard to ratchet it back.”

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“When you have less revenue coming in the door, you have more money going out the door. You have to find ways of trimming.”

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“The American people want a balanced budget. They want Congress to stop this barbaric practice of perpetual deficit spending. It really, if you think about it, is a form of taxation without representation. We fought a war over that issue and we won that war.”

“The Tea Party movement as I perceive it is all about recognizing the difference between state and federal powers. And that there are limits to federal power that need to be respected.”

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“Whether it's a penalty or a tax, it's all one in the same. It's coming out of somebody's hard-earned money in their pocketbooks and that's the point. So in some ways, to me, it's a distinction without a difference.”

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