Elizabeth Emken Quotes

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

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

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 am a small-government conservative who clings tenaciously and old-fashionedly to the idea that one ought to have balanced budgets.

You know, I like to think that I will subscribe very much to the core Republican principles of small government. Making a small number of rules and getting out of the way. Keeping taxes low. Creating an environment for small businesses to grow and thrive.

The Republican party should have learned its lesson -- that it must be a conservative party.

We have proven that conservative principles work: less taxes, less government, and more freedom.

And my principles go right in line with the Tea Party.

The Tea Party claims to want small government.

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

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

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.

Now make no mistake, I think we need a strong dose of fiscal conservatism in Washington, D.C.

It's time to take Economics 101 to Washington. We believe in liberty, we believe in limited government, we believe in free enterprise, we believe in family values and the sanctity of human life, and we all believe Washington needs a good dose of Economics 101.

Limited government, low taxes, controlled spending and debt, and a restrained regulatory environment make Texas work.

We can pass conservative policy that unites us.

I'm a political conservative.

I've had a very long career of being conservative.

House Republicans are the most powerful force for limited government, strong national defense, and economic opportunity that exists in America today. But it is not enough to just talk about conservative values.

My candidacy is one that fits the district and fits the Mick Mulvaney-Jim DeMint philosophy.

I'm a small government conservative.

I'm a Conservative who believes in lower taxes. They lead to a more enterprising economy. But I'm not somebody who believes you can fund lower taxes by borrowing more money.

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

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.

I'm a Ronald Reagan conservative, I'm an economic conservative, I'm strong military. But I also voice and speak and work hard on the social issues.