Quotes by Dave Brat

In terms of personalities - I dont care about the personalities, I want leadership thats in favor of my principles: free markets, adherence to the Constitution, and equal treatment for everyone under the law.

If you take your kid in for the sniffles, you pay $20, but the full cost is $200. And so we need to get back to the price system where you see the full cost of health care, and then people will make smarter decisions. That will reduce health care costs, and its a huge part of our economy.

I like Ronald Reagan, who didnt play crass politics, and he just articulated and delivered on broad themes that were needed. Free markets meant free markets. Deregulation. Lower tax rates. Strong national defense. And he was credible and believable.

The problem with modern politics is everybody is doing sound bite stuff. In my stump speech, I give 20 minutes on why I think were off track. And I think people do really want to engage in a serious high-level discussion on how to get the country back on track because people care about their own country.