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Bill Flores [1954-0] American

Rank: 102
Politician, U.S. Representative

William Hose "Bill" Flores is an American politician who has been the U.S. Representative for Texas's 17th congressional district since 2011. The district, located in the middle of the state, includes Waco, College Station, and Bryan.

Leadership, Legal, Anger, Courage, Medical

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Imagine having all of your freedoms taken away, being forced to work against your will, and constantly living under the threat of violence - in short, being forced to live as a slave. Sadly, this situation is a reality for millions of children, women, and men each year as part of the global human trafficking industry.		101
The single best indicator of whether or not a child is going to be in poverty or not is whether or not they were raised by a two-parent household or a single parent household.		102
Healthy marriages are the ones between a man and a woman because they can have a healthy family, and they can raise children in a way that's best for their future, not only socially but psychologically, economically, from a health perspective.		103
I fully recognize we need to improve the path to citizenship, just as we need to value the hard work of folks who become American citizens legally.		104
All the issues that have come up under the Obama administration would be continued under Hillary Clinton.		105
Medical care is one of the only sectors in which Americans are asked to make significant, long-term decisions without knowing the exact price of those decisions up front. Americans deserve to make informed decisions about their medical options.	Medical	106
By fostering competition, leveling the playing field, and increasing transparency, we can bring America's health care sector into the 21st century.		107
With Obamacare's fate in jeopardy, Democrats have no solutions to solve the mess they forced upon Americans.		108
The lack of portability and competition has long been a problem in America's insurance market, yet Obamacare took no significant steps to open up the market between state lines.		109
The Obama administration's proposed nuclear deal with Iran endangers the security of our nation and our allies.		110
For years, Iran has worked to position itself to dominate the entire Middle East and to impose its version of radical Islam on society. It is actively working to destabilize Yemen, Lebanon, Iraq and Syria.		111
Iran continues to explicitly threaten to destroy the state of Israel, America's most important ally in the region. Its leaders continue to shout, 'Death to America.' If Iran wants to be a part of the world community, it should renounce such statements.		112
Any agreement with Iran should have strong verification and enforcement safeguards to prevent future cheating.		113
Under many current state laws, minors who have been victims of trafficking are charged as criminals and go to juvenile detention as offenders.		114
On Memorial Day, we remember the service of those brave military men and women who paid the ultimate sacrifice defending and protecting our freedoms.		115
From the depths of the Pacific to the deserts of Iraq, more than a million American soldiers, Airmen, midshipmen, and Marines have laid down their lives for their friends, their families and our nation.		116
Going forward, we must continue the fight to change the direction of our country.		117
America's history is exemplified in the efforts of the men and women who died for our country. The one thing that they all have in common is their selfless love for our nation and their courage to stand up to protect and defend it. They raised their gaze in the face of conflict, believed in what America could be, and pushed forward.	Courage	118
I think what we need to do is to have an immigration system where legal immigration is easier.	Legal	119
If we build the legal immigration system better, then they come here, and we'll have a whole lot less illegal immigration.	Legal	120
A lot of small towns in Texas have only volunteer fire departments. And even though they're called volunteer fire departments, they are usually very professional and have great training and usually have good equipment.		121
What I'd like to do is continue a private sector, free market Main Street types of policies. And those include less regulation. They include a fairer, flatter tax system.		122
I will term-limit myself probably before I would have enough seniority to get a committee chairmanship.		123
I believe in term limits. I believe the country would be hugely better off if we had more turnover in Congress.		124
The Republican Study Committee was started and has grown to be sure that we create and promote, advance and execute conservative policies for the betterment of hard-working American families.		125
As you get larger, it is harder to have focused discussions. Because one of the things I've learned about Congress over the past four years that I've been in is there's no shortage of opinions about how things should be done on any particular subject.		126
I don't endorse people that bash judges based on his ethnic heritage.		201
Mr. Trump needs to show how he will address the critical issues on the minds of Americans: national security and economic opportunity for hardworking American families. Americans need to see more vision and less trash talk.		202
I was incredibly angry to see Mr. Trump question a judge's motives because of his ethnicity.		203
Like tens of millions of Americans, I will not vote for Hillary Clinton and desire to vote for a bold, conservative leader.		204
I want to see the next Reagan. I want somebody who brings out the good in Americans and challenges us to aspire to that North Star, someone who wants to empower our families and individuals and communities and let them be free to achieve their dreams. That's what's going to make this country again.		205
House Speaker Paul Ryan has actually started using a phrase lately - 'Raise our gaze.' He's exactly right, too. That's what I'd like to see in a presidential candidate. I don't like the bricks being thrown back and forth. That's not inspiring to me and to most of our electorate, I think.		206
We've got to have comprehensive tax reform.		207
We need to have our conservative version of what health care looks like, and that will include a repeal of Obamacare.		208
I'm not philosophically opposed to raising the retirement age... I accept the fact that I may have to raise my retirement age for that.		209
Voters should be assured that I absolutely do not support raising the retirement age for Social Security.		210
I am philosophically opposed to raising the retirement age. I misspoke and said I was not philosophically opposed.		211
I would not vote to raise the retirement age to 70 because there are just too many Americans that work hard all their lives and just simply physically couldn't work until they are 70.		212
Washington is out of control, and it's time for Texans to stand up and stop them.		213
If you look at history we've had since I've been in office, in an environment where we haven't had earmarks, we've still been able to get tens of millions of dollars for McLennan County.		214
I would never criticize a federal judge, particularly if I had a court case in front of him, but you would certainly never, ever criticize them based on their ethnic background.		215
What I'd like to see Donald Trump do is start talking about his vision for leading the country and the policies that he would propose that would help hardworking American families who have struggled through the last few years and then also to differentiate himself from Hillary Clinton.		216
Chet Edwards votes for every bailout and against ending any bailout!		217
I've never said anything about privatizing Social Security.		218
If a country like Chile can fix its social security system, there is no reason a country as great as the United States... can't fix our Social Security system.		219
Someday, somehow, the leadership of Planned Parenthood will have to answer for their callous disregard of the sanctity of human life. In the meantime, I am relieved that the Bryan abortion facility has gone out of business.	Leadership	220
Let me tell you what changed my mind: it was when Donald Trump picked Mike Pence to be his running mate. I was convinced that Donald Trump knew exactly what he was doing, and he knew that was rounded out the ticket in many ways.		221
I cannot avoid forgiving everybody that threw a brick at me during my various campaigns, so I think it's important for all of us to bury that and say, 'OK, we need to look forward' - we've got to move forward from 'never Trump' to 'never Hillary.'		222
I campaigned on being a collaborative leader.		223
By trying to advance the perfect conservative solution, nobody wins.		224
I think the comments about me being a shill for leadership are beyond the pale.	Leadership	225
My gut tells me that the Supreme Court will rule the subsidies to be illegal, and therefore, Obamacare will fail.		226
I haven't done things publicly to hurt conservatives.		301
I have disagreements with leadership, I have disagreements with the speaker, but I have those one-on-one.	Leadership	302
If they're committed to the mission statement of the RSC, they're going to be happy with me as their chair. If they're committed to another vision, then they may not be happy with me.		303
The good thing about Cruz is we know who he is today, and we'll know exactly who he'll be in the White House.		304
We don't know who Donald Trump is.		305
We do have our challenges. Some things don't always work right in Washington, and the anger you see from the electorate, I think, is a reflection of what's not working right.	Anger	306
We're facing an enemy today in the Islamic State that knows no national boundaries. It doesn't have a moral code of conduct.		307
Obama is not Bill Clinton. I don't think he's willing to let conservatives have any victories at all.		308
All of those loan programs that the federal government administers have flaws.		309
My family came from Spain in 1725, and if people want to consider me Hispanic, they can, but I didn't advertise that way, and I'm an American first.		310
Our family is fortunate to have a well-documented history in a book titled 'The Flores Family - 1725 to 1963' by James F. Padgett.		311
I will never support amnesty legislation because it will not work.		312
We still have a First Amendment that protects your business and free speech.		313
I think we can create an environment where America can kind of get back on its economic feet.		314
I think it's long overdue, and I believed that Doris Miller should have been honored a long time ago.		315
It is my plan to lead the RSC as a member-driven organization which puts forth positions developed through member participation and dialogue consistent with the RSC's mission and the U.S. Constitution.		316
It is important that we take full advantage of the RSC's size, character and the passion of its members to advance our conservative agenda in order to restore America to the 'shining city on a hill' that Ronald Reagan envisioned.		317
You won't find any volatile quotes out in the press where I've run the team down publicly.		318
If our goal is to provide health care to our veterans, why does it need to be in the bricks and mortar of bureaucracy of the VA? Why can't you give them an insurance card and let them go to a health care provider of their choice?		319
When you look at all of the conservative groups in town and across the country, we all agree on the same things. Where we sometimes get into a disagreement is over the tactics to get to the endpoint.		320
My goal is to be the tough negotiator but... not to air differences through press releases.		321
It's better to negotiate behind closed doors than it is to be out throwing rocks at one another in the public square.		322
It is indefensible that IRS Commissioner Koskinen has not been held accountable for failing to meet his legal obligations. This is exactly what the American people are tired of when they say that our government is on the wrong track.	Legal	323
The ability of Texas Republicans to be effective in Congress is based on having at least 218 Republicans in the House.		324
If you read the Senate rules, there are provisions where the Senate parliamentarian can be overridden.		325
Concealed handgun licenses contain all of the identifying information required by the TSA. It is time they recognize these licenses as acceptable forms of identification.		326
The Nondiscriminatory Transportation Screening Act provides a commonsense approach for the TSA to update its policies on permissible verifying documents.		401
The requirements to obtain a concealed license are similar and often times stricter than that of obtaining a standard ID card.		402
I apologize to those of you I offended for coming out against the Ex-Im Bank. I'm not changing my mind on it, but I just wanted to let you know I apologize for that.		403
Rule of law has prevailed over Obama's unconstitutional executive overreach.		404
I don't have all the answers, so my goal is to make sure that the 180-some odd members of the RSC each have a seat at the table where we can talk about their vision.		405
I don't think 'nothing' is a good option.		406
We've made it crystal clear to the American people what we're against. We need to talk about a couple of other things - what are we for?		407
I think we, the Republicans, have been mistyped as unfriendly to minorities and not receptive to minority views.		408
We feel that the Republican platform presents the best opportunity for the success of minority families. All minority groups seek the same opportunities in the United States that the settlers from Europe did when they came over.		409
The mission statement of the RSC is to foster a constitutionally bound limited government, it's to have a strong national defense, it's to protect private property rights and it's to support American values. That's what the mission statement is. There's nothing in the mission statement about trying to hold leadership accountable.	Leadership	410
I don't need to air any differences of opinion in public.		411

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