Top 39 Quotes & Sayings by Chuck Fleischmann

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Last updated on September 17, 2024.
Chuck Fleischmann

Charles Joseph Fleischmann is an American attorney and politician who has been the U.S. representative for Tennessee's 3rd congressional district since 2011. The district is based in Chattanooga and includes a large part of East Tennessee, including Oak Ridge. He is a member of the Republican Party.

It's incumbent upon all members of Congress to support legislation that keeps us safe at home and abroad.
I'm a can-do conservative, and I just love the job, and I think I'm going to get re-elected.
First and foremost, the duty of a representative is to represent the interests of his constituents. — © Chuck Fleischmann
First and foremost, the duty of a representative is to represent the interests of his constituents.
ISIS is luring Americans with empty and false promises that do not reflect reality on the ground in Iraq.
I wear frayed khaki pants.
When you have... bipartisan support, it shouldn't devolve into a bipartisan fight.
I didn't eat for two days when Bill Clinton won, but after Obama's election, I was genuinely depressed.
We won the Cold War because we showed nuclear vigilance and diligence.
I've always believed in local government.
I think we ought to take Al Gore, put him on an iceberg, and put him way out there.
Any time you have someone's first-hand account of the sheer terror that ISIS can provoke... that's powerful.
We must get all the facts on the table, and then determine where we go.
We live in a dangerous world, and Russia has not complied with existing treaties. — © Chuck Fleischmann
We live in a dangerous world, and Russia has not complied with existing treaties.
We've got to look at waste, fraud, and abuse across the board.
I don't view our approach as negative. I view our approach that when you have a candidate in a Republican primary make statements that would make his position to the left of Nancy Pelosi and Barack Obama on immigration... we need to bring that out to the people.
Foreign terrorists are using technology to radicalize Americans at a troubling pace that continues to increase.
People have been very strong against Obamacare since I was first elected, and they still feel that way. They want us to work to get rid of it. They also are very strong for keeping the government running.
I began to get calls from constituents, 'Do you think you can ever get on transportation?' So when there was a vacancy created, I worked very hard to get there.
We can't continue to tax, borrow, and spend at the rates that we are, and it's just got to be stopped.
It takes time for 700,000 people to get to know their congressman.
There needs to be fiscal common sense.
Nobody wants the United States to default on its debt. Nobody. But, at some point in time, we've got to address the fiscal woes of this nation.
As Obamacare devolves and starts to fall apart, what do you get? This big-government largesse that is involved in Obamacare, my fear is that it's going to devolve into a single-payer system, and we really can't afford to let that happen.
Having no experience in running a business, President Obama just doesn't get it. In fact, he fights against it. Just recently, he said, 'If you've got a business - you didn't build that. Somebody else made that happen.'
I've never been a show horse or particularly charismatic. I'm just the guy who gets up and works hard every day.
When I came to Congress, I campaigned for fiscal responsibility. And the earmarking problem and crisis caused a great erosion in the public's confidence in Congress. We've got to find a way to do it without that. And I'm confident that we can.
If we continue to cut something with each resolution, I would say we're making steady progress and sending a strong conservative message.
Most people would agree that infrastructure is something government should do. — © Chuck Fleischmann
Most people would agree that infrastructure is something government should do.
We need to encourage and reward those who play by the rules.
We all have to be concerned about the world being very dangerous.
We're all still kids when it comes to baseball.
Small business is the backbone of America.
There's a tremendous amount of rural areas where the constituencies tell me on a regular basis that they are underserved by the availability of broadband.
We want real job creation and a fertile business environment for small business owners.
Whether you are Hillary Clinton or any other lefty out there, you better beware because Trey Gowdy is out there, and he is going to get you.
I've always loved small business.
I fervently believe that education is the key to moving forward.
I am not a fan of Obamacare. But I was bound and determined to try to comply with the law. I've done everything in my power to try to do that. — © Chuck Fleischmann
I am not a fan of Obamacare. But I was bound and determined to try to comply with the law. I've done everything in my power to try to do that.
There's a lot of stuff out there that government shouldn't do.
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