Renee Ellmers Quotes

Well, look, I'm as Tea Party as it gets.

What I say is I am somebody who cares about conservative ideas. I want to see them implemented in governance.

The Tea Party has imparted political energy to common-sense American constitutionalism.

My political views have since I was a kid someway or another reflected the concerns of Tea Party movement.

I don't really like labels in politics, but I will gladly accept the label of conservatism.

The Tea Party claims to want small government.

The Tea Party is simply a loose description of local activism driven by Americans who want smaller government and more self-reliance. That sounds like what the Founding Fathers had in mind, does it not?

You know I have had Tea Party support.

I am very much a Republican.

I'm not deeply ideologically driven. I believe in good center-right politics.

There are 100 different doors to come into the conservative movement. You can disagree with 99 of them, as long as you agree on one: more-limited government.

The conservative principles are applicable to the to the most diverse situations.

I'm a political conservative.

I've got the conservative ideas for putting our country back on track.

I'm a Conservative. I don't believe there should be too many rules. There should be lower taxes.

So, a lot of my supporters back home are members of the Tea Party.

Don't get me wrong, I am a proud Republican, and I want to support my party. I am a firm believer in the Republican principles of smaller government, low taxes and economic freedom. I have spent my time in government service fighting for these principles.

You know, conservatism is not a bad thing. It's not a pejorative.

I like to say I'm more conservative than Goldwater. He just wanted to turn the clock back to when there was no income tax.

I think the Tea Party has brought important issues to the table.

I have a lot of conservative views on a lot of things.

Our funding is based on our support of ideas like limited government, individual rights and a strong defense.

So I'm a pretty conservative fellow, but not conservative enough for the Tea Party.

And conservatives know that if you reject these principles of limited government and urge others to reject them you can be my ally, you can be my friend but you cannot call yourself a conservative.

Dick Armey is an economic conservative. He is not a social conservative. He doesn't like to talk about marriage and about the unborn child, the sanctity of life and things like that. He wants to talk about smaller government.