Sometimes, people forget my record of fiscal conservatism on major issues in the state legislature. The greatest example is my voting against the pension borrowing scheme in 1997.
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I remember my Republican Party as fiscally conservative, as caring about the environment.
I came to Washington with a pledge to be a fiscally conservative.
My dad was fiscally conservative, and I was influenced by that. He didn't believe in spending more than you had because it gets you into trouble.
My early years as a political activist were dominated by the poll tax.
Fiscal conservatism is just an easy way to express something that is a bit more difficult, which is that the size and scope of government, and really the size and scope of politics in our lives, has grown uncomfortable, unwieldy, intrusive and inefficient.
I was losing interest in politics, when the repeal of the Missouri Compromise aroused me again. What I have done since then is pretty well known.
And the cornerstone of my economic policies, when I first got elected, was cutting taxes on everybody on who paid taxes.
The lack of fiscal responsibility is one of the main reasons I finally left my old Party.
I ran for office originally as part of this Tea Party Movement because we were upset with Republicans who've doubled the debt. We were upset with Republicans that bailed out the banks.
Now make no mistake, I think we need a strong dose of fiscal conservatism in Washington, D.C.
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