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I wasn't elected to avoid conflict. I was elected to represent the people of the 2nd District.

Currently, the Pegasus Pipeline runs through about 13 miles of the Lake Maumelle watershed and also crosses some of the lake's tributaries. I am especially concerned that the steepness of the shoreline at Lake Maumelle could exacerbate contamination of the water supply in the event of an oil spill and make cleanup more difficult.

Tim Griffin

I will complete my second term, but I have made no decision as to my plans after Congress except that I will continue in public service, including as a lieutenant colonel in the Army Reserve.

Tim Griffin

I don't care what party you belong to or what your background is. If you believe we are headed in the wrong direction, and believe there needs to be a check and balance on the President and Congress, then join my campaign.

Tim Griffin

I don't want to shut down the government.

Tim Griffin

When I looked at it and did my homework on this issue, I concluded that a flat tax is better than a consumption tax.

Tim Griffin

We are the ones that are trying to get Washington spending under control so it can live within its means.

Tim Griffin

I had someone call me this morning telling me they had somebody who would only work a certain number of hours a week because if they worked too many hours a week then they couldn't get their government assistance. And that person has multiple cell phones, and gets them new every month with new minutes.

Tim Griffin

I'm in the gym every morning and have lockers by Democrats. You know, I don't ask person X or person Y to go out to dinner. Not because they're bad people - I just have very little in common with them.

Tim Griffin

The solution is to change the cake recipe, and that's the way it is with government. We can start adopting policies that work and that encourage economic growth. If you got incentives for encouraging big business development but not small or medium business development, it's not going to work. It needs to work for all three.

Tim Griffin

I respect Sen. Elliott and expect that she will be a strong opponent.

Tim Griffin

I go home every weekend to see my family.

Tim Griffin

We can't be paying pensions to the next generation of federal workers when hardly anyone in the private sector gets them.

Tim Griffin

If you do what you've always done, you just get more of what you have always had. We've now got to dream big and act bold.

Tim Griffin

Whether it was turning around failing companies, rescuing the Olympics, or improving the business climate in Massachusetts, Mitt Romney has proven that he is ready to be president on Day One.

Tim Griffin

Serving the people of Arkansas' 2nd District is the honor of a lifetime, and I'm grateful for the opportunity I have been given by my fellow Arkansans.

Tim Griffin

Telling people more about yourself and distinguishing yourself from your opponent - they're both essential parts of communicating with voters.

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I grew up when 'Schoolhouse Rock' taught millions of American kids how a bill becomes a law.

Tim Griffin

I'm not going to run for Senate and I'm not going to run for Governor. I'd like to put those rumors to rest.

Tim Griffin

You're never as ready as you think you are. You're never as ready as you need to be.

Tim Griffin

It's not fair that people who work, save, and pay for their cell phones are forced to fund the Lifeline program that pads the pockets of people like Carlos Slim, the foreign billionaire who has repeatedly been named the World's Richest Man.

Tim Griffin

Instead of cutting waste, the Obama Administration is hurting workers. President Obama should stop protecting wasteful government spending.

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I hear people saying we need this and we need that as a society, but is it really fair for the government - i.e. the taxpayers - to provide people with cell phones? I don't think so.

Tim Griffin

We've got teams and other countries have teams. Right now, we are going to their countries; we're finding the best athletes; we're bringing them to our team. We're training them, we're making them awesome, and sending them back to beat us. We've got to stop that.

Tim Griffin

We ought to be incentivizing people to save more of their own money for use taking care of their healthcare expenses, and what we have done is we have set it up where health savings accounts are harder and harder to use for narrower and narrower purposes.

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Pipelines are the safest way to move oil.

Tim Griffin

Many of us believe that we need health care reform. That being said - Americans felt like they weren't being listened to. There were a lot of people across the political spectrum who said we don't want a one-size-fits-all healthcare plan.

Tim Griffin

So far, Senate Republicans are good at getting Facebook likes and town halls and not much else. Do something.

Tim Griffin

People say, 'Well everybody needs a cellphone.' Well, what does 'need' mean? Do you need an iPad? How about a computer? A printer?

Tim Griffin

The framers never intended an infinitely broad Commerce Clause that would let Congress dictate individuals' purchases.

Tim Griffin

The cell phone companies add to the problem. Every one they give out, they get money for from the federal government. So they have an incentive to give as many away as possible. And that's exactly what they're doing, and they're making a killing.

Tim Griffin

I wasn't elected to avoid conflict. I was elected to represent the people of the 2nd District.

Tim Griffin

People love to talk about the old bipartisanship. But it wasn't really bipartisanship. Yeah, they had a different label. But they're replaced now by people with basically the same views.

Tim Griffin

The federal government should only be providing services for emergencies. You and I, taxpayers, shouldn't be paying for cell phones so someone can have a social life. I just don't think it's appropriate.

Tim Griffin

I love serving in the U.S. House of Representatives, and I have especially enjoyed my time on the Ways and Means Committee.

Tim Griffin

There is nothing better than just policies that say, 'Come on: grow your jobs here.'

Tim Griffin

In order for our country and economy to get on the right track again, we need a leader who understands how the real economy works and has the vision to fundamentally change Washington. That leader is Mitt Romney. No other candidate in the field possesses his lifetime of success in both the private sector and as a governor.

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