You’ve got the Democratic Party that now depends on more government spending and actual building the dependence on government in order to increase their political party.
Jim DeMint Quotes
So, the point I'm making is, we are not going to cut spending in Washington if we think it's the job of every congressman and senator is to pave local parking lots and build local sewer plants. These parochial interests are getting in the way of the national interests.
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| Birth: | 2nd September, 1951 |
| Nationality: | American |
| Profession: | Politician |
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James Warren DeMint was born in Greenville, South Carolina, USA. He is an American Republican politician. He was a United States Senator from South Carolina from 2005 to 2013. He previously served as the United States Representative for South Carolina's 4th congressional district from 1999 to 2005. He served as the President of the Heritage Foundation from 2013-2017. He earned a bachelor's degree in Communications from the University of Tennessee in 1973. He earned an MBA degree from Clemson University in 1981. He joined his father-in-law’s advertising firm in Greenville in 1981, working in the field of market research. In 1983, he founded The DeMint Group, a research firm with businesses, schools, colleges, and hospitals as clients. He has written several books include: Why We Whisper (with J. David Woodard), Saving Freedom, The Great American Awakening, Now Or Never, and Falling in Love with America Again. He married to Debbie Henderson in 1973. They have four children.
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