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I'm one of the top 2 or 3 or 4 most conservative members in the House of Representatives when it comes to economics.

In 2006 it was a horrible election year, and, you know, I lost. But I lost because I continued to be a constant conservative, and the last six years I was someone who was a national figure in the sense that I was the third ranking Republican in leadership and I had just run President Bush's campaign in Pennsylvania.

I was a very, very good congressman.

I had a reputation of being somewhat moderate, partly, I think, because I wasn't a 'bomb thrower' like some of my conservative colleagues, and partly because I got along with people all across the political spectrum.

Hey, well, I've been a pretty conservative member of congress.

I grew up in a very conservative home.

Naturally, I'm conservative; I'm a Republican. I always was.

I've always been a conservative first.

I'm a conservative Republican.

My party has historically nominated someone who's a mainstream conservative.