Jim DeMint
Jim DeMint
James Warren "Jim" DeMintis an American politician who was a United States Senator from South Carolina from 2005 to 2013. He is a member of the Republican Party and a leading figure in the Tea Party movement. He previously served as the United States Representative for South Carolina's 4th congressional district from 1999 to 2005. DeMint resigned from the Senate on January 1, 2013, to become president of The Heritage Foundation, a conservative think tank...
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth2 September 1951
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President Bush has demonstrated tremendous courage and resolve in the past year. He has been the decisive leader these times have required.
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He has a solid reputation and is known throughout South Carolina as a fair and honest man. His experience ... will give him a broad perspective and serve him well in his new position.
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We're opening up their market. I worked hard to put China into the WTO rule-based system.
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Small and quite complicated, and that's exactly what we're trying to get away from,
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I'm excited about defending and supporting this nominee, and am convinced he will be a great addition to the Supreme Court.
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I fully support legal immigration and a temporary guest worker program, but I cannot endorse a proposal that rewards illegal immigrants with immediate legal status and a clear path to citizenship and voting rights.
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As more people rely on government programs, the harder it becomes to conduct the necessary reforms to preserve them to help our society's most vulnerable.
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Ideas are more powerful than people.
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Democrats are making it clear that they intend to use our economic crisis to rush through their longtime liberal goals without public scrutiny or debate. ... This will increase burdens on taxpayers and take a significant step toward socialized medicine.
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Democrats have chosen not to defend the Marine Corps, but to pander to anti-war protesters and Berkeley officials that are actively trying to impede military recruitment.
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I don't have the support inside Washington or even inside my own party.