Quotes from Ron DeSantis

I'm running for Congress to reverse Obama's big government policies, to be faithful to the principles on which our nation was founded, and to make members of Congress play by the same rules as the rest of us.

There are hardly any private sector employees who get both a 401k and a pension. There's just no need that Congress should get both.

When you're allowing the Executive Branch to deprive somebody of a constitutional liberty without any process, that is something that affects all Americans because that's a precedent that can be used.

The House Judiciary Committee is a great place to promote our core principles of constitutionally limited government, individual freedom and the rule of law.

You can't just magically create subsides through executive fiat.

An approach that phases in congressional term limits reconciles the self-interest of members of Congress with the public's desire to see these changes enacted and gives us the best chance to make term limits a reality.

Americans of all political background overwhelmingly support term limits, yet term limits have floundered in Congress.

Because terms limits are so popular, the interest of a member of Congress in staying in office would be congruent with supporting my term limits joint resolution.

I look forward to taking on issues regarding the Constitution, intellectual property, terrorism, and other legal and regulatory reforms.

Patrick Murphy's decision to support a deal that infuses the world's leading state sponsor of terrorism with $150 billion, confers international legitimacy on Iran's expansive nuclear program, and even allows Iran to inspect its own military sites demonstrates a lack of judgment and inexperience in matters of national security.

I think, for me, anybody who is a terrorist should not have access to firearms.

All public officials, including the secretary of state, must be held accountable.

When Americans support using our military abroad, they want to see a clear plan. They want to know what they need to do and when - and policymakers want to know that there's broad public support for the effort.

At the end of the day, I'm fighting for the things I said I'd fight for.

Very rarely do firearms restrictions affect criminals. They really only affect law-abiding citizens.

My actions will speak louder than words.

I was always the kind of hitter that if you threw it 92 miles per hour at me, I'd hit it right back at you.

I am delighted to receive the support of Sheriff John Rutherford. Sheriff Rutherford is a dedicated law enforcement professional, a man of conservative values and one of the preeminent leaders in North Florida. His support carries great weight and will be helpful to me in my campaign.

Harry Reid and the Senate haven't passed a budget. Their pay should be reduced until they do.

At tax time, people are going to say, 'Gee, if the IRS asks for documents from me, and I destroy them, I wouldn't get away with that.' But that's effectively what Commissioner Koskinen has been able to get away with.

The American people deserve to know exactly which laws the Obama Administration is refusing to enforce and why.

I'm honored to have the support of Attorney General Bondi. She has been a champion for constitutionally limited government in Florida and across the nation. Our state is fortunate to have a leader so dedicated to the rule of law.

When President Obama took office, I was transitioning out of the military and just seeing that he was taking the country in a direction that I didn't think was consistent with the Founding Fathers and with our constitutional roots.

If a hurricane came here, I would want any relief plan to be fiscally responsible.