39 Dan Webster Quotes for You to Enjoy

Dan Webster

American Politician

Born: Apr 27, 1949

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Power tends to protect itself merely to maintain its own status and control. Principle gives up power for the sake of creating the best public policy. Dan Webster

Best Power Own Control Status Gives Tends Merely Maintain Protect Principle Policy Sake Up Itself Public Creating Public Policy

We passed a bill in 1997, signed by Democratic Gov. Lawton Chiles, which created a pilot program for a novel experiment called Florida Virtual School. The notion of children using a computer for a classroom and reporting to virtual teachers wasn't exactly mainstream thinking in those days. Dan Webster

School Pilot Experiment Thinking Virtual Those Signed Exactly Classroom Computer Mainstream Days Democratic Passed Reporting Children Which Created Bill Notion Teachers Using Novel Florida Program

I'm not an angry kind of person. What I am is a principled person. Dan Webster

Angry Kind Principled Am Person

Principle says it's not who put forth an idea. It's not the position of the person who put forth an idea; it's not the longevity of the person or the party of the person. That's not what it is at all. In a power system, that's the way it works. But in a principle system, it's what it says. Dan Webster

Power Party Way Says System Put Idea Longevity Principle Person Forth Who Works Position

You lay out a plan and - say a three-year plan or a two-year plan - and say, 'This is what we can do. We can do the transportation packages, like the highway bill and the water bill, and we can do some of these other areas - a farm bill - whatever it is, we lay out a schedule, and we put that committee to work to do that.' Dan Webster

I will say this: I've had more pro-life bills, I believe, I ruled unconstitutional - but I tried - than the entire total membership of Congress together. Dan Webster

Together Will Congress Believe Ruled Say Membership Tried Total Entire More Had Unconstitutional Than Pro-Life Bills

We're not even supposed to have a break in August if we have not passed the appropriations bills. It's in the House rules. Dan Webster

Rules Supposed House Passed August Break Bills Even

The process for producing public policy in Congress is flawed. The process itself kills policy ideas through the bypassing of the rules and procedural decisions that limit discussion. Dan Webster

Congress Rules Through Ideas Policy Limit Itself Discussion Procedural Process Decisions Public Flawed Producing Public Policy

The only way to improve the GOP brand and make good public policy is to fix the process. This requires transforming the way Congress does business. Dan Webster

Good Business Congress Way Only GOP Make Policy Does Brand Fix Improve Process Transforming Public Requires Public Policy

There are amendments never offered, there are bills never heard, that are basically killed because of the process. Dan Webster

Never Because Heard Offered Amendment Process Bills Basically

If you push down that pyramid of power and spread out the base, every member gets a chance to file their bill and have it heard and file their amendment and have it heard, as opposed to the system that we have now, which closes out, closes down bills, limits debate, and so forth. Dan Webster

You Debate Power Down Every System Member Out Push Pyramid Spread Limits Opposed Heard Amendment Closes Gets Which Forth Bill File Bills Base Now Chance

I believe that Obamacare is bad for America. Dan Webster

Believe Bad Obamacare America

What really promotes business in this country is liberty, not demand for information. Dan Webster

Business Liberty Country Demand Information Really

Once we relieve them from sanctions, their economy opens up, and they can sell oil and pistachios and whatever else they sell around the world. That was why Iran needed a deal. Everyone knows they fund terrorism around the world. Having that extra money will add a lot of problems and create a lot more hot spots. Dan Webster

Terrorism World Money Problems Will Whatever Extra Add Else Everyone Once Relieve Having More Hot Economy Opens Knows Around Deal Spots Iran Lot Sell Up Oil Sanctions Them Create Fund Why Needed

John Boehner is a friend. Dan Webster

John Friend

We've got to prove that we can lead, and I'm going to be all-in to help prove that. Dan Webster

Lead Got Prove Going Help

All I want to do is get back to a principle-based Congress. Dan Webster

Congress Back Get Want

The principle is that every member needs to represent their district. Dan Webster

Needs Every Member District Principle Represent

Are we going to just change the personalities in the speakership? Or are we going to fundamentally transform the way we do business here in Washington, D.C.? Dan Webster

Business Change Way Going Just Transform Personalities Washington Fundamentally Here

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