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" I didn't plan on running for speaker, but I don't see anyone else stepping up. I know I'm the underdog. "

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" You know, I think what people want more than anything is they just want people to do what they say they're going to do. "

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" Governor Romney has paid 100 percent of his taxes that are owed. He has complied 100 percent with what the law requires. "

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

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" A dash of frugality is a good thing for everyone. "

" The only good place for a sage grouse to be listed is on the menu of a French bistro. It does not deserve federal protection, period. "

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" My challenge to members on both sides of the aisle is to stand up and have the integrity to say that we have a dead U.S. agent; we have a Department of Justice that lied to Congress. "

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