Quotes from Bill Flores

I think the comments about me being a shill for leadership are beyond the pale.

You won't find any volatile quotes out in the press where I've run the team down publicly.

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.

Voters should be assured that I absolutely do not support raising the retirement age for Social Security.

Chet Edwards votes for every bailout and against ending any bailout!

Washington is out of control, and it's time for Texans to stand up and stop them.

I campaigned on being a collaborative leader.

I will term-limit myself probably before I would have enough seniority to get a committee chairmanship.

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?

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.

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.

I don't need to air any differences of opinion in public.

We've got to have comprehensive tax reform.

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.

My gut tells me that the Supreme Court will rule the subsidies to be illegal, and therefore, Obamacare will fail.

All of those loan programs that the federal government administers have flaws.

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.

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.

Like tens of millions of Americans, I will not vote for Hillary Clinton and desire to vote for a bold, conservative leader.

If you read the Senate rules, there are provisions where the Senate parliamentarian can be overridden.

I haven't done things publicly to hurt conservatives.

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.

The ability of Texas Republicans to be effective in Congress is based on having at least 218 Republicans in the House.

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.