What they said. What they meant.

“I want to talk about softball. I am happy other people want to talk too.”

“Some girls from my district won a softball game. They played well. They are from a specific area. They trained together. They won their last game 2-0. A player got injured, but they still won. I like them. They make us proud.”

“I agree. The Little League game was the best sports event this year. Thank you for talking about it. That team was great. I give my time to someone else now.”

“Government should be small. Socialism is big government. It doesn't work. Government should not control everything. I saw socialist countries fail. They were poor. Healthcare was bad. Dissidents were punished. Socialism is against freedom. Our country was founded on freedom. Government should stay out of your way. There's too much government now. We need less rules and red tape. Government should not waste your money. Fraud is theft from taxpayers. Small businesses create jobs. Government should help them, not hold them back. We should have a strong military and secure borders. Veterans should be taken care of. That's government's job. I'm a conservative who believes in small government. I wore the uniform, my husband wore the uniform, my son wears it now. Many in my district serve too. We passed bills to cut taxes, help housing, and stop insider trading. You know how to spend your money better than the government does. More freedom helps everyone. Limited government works. America is great because of our freedom and hard work.”

“I like the previous speaker. She cares a lot. She knows about the military and what is going on. That's good. Now the next person can talk.”

“I like the previous speaker. I want to say we did a good thing. We passed a tax bill that let people keep their money. I like lower taxes. I talked to many people in my district. They like the tax bill. Small businesses like the tax bill. Farmers like the tax bill. Everyone can keep more of their money. The tax bill helped small business. It made it easier to pay for childcare. Small business and farmers want to keep the tax bill. Lower taxes are good for everyone.”

“I like the previous speaker too. I helped him pass a tax bill. Some people criticize our bill. They say it only helps the rich. But I think that is not true. The tax bill has things that help everyone. It helps small businesses. It helps lower income people. I don't like when people criticize our bill. I think they know they are wrong. I yield to another speaker from my state.”

“I don't like big government. I think it causes problems. I used to be a doctor in Utah. I saw how government made it harder to help my patients. I had a patient who needed a heart test. I asked the insurance company to pay for the test. They said no. Then my patient had a heart attack. The insurance company had to pay more to help my patient. I think the insurance company made a bad choice. I think government should be smaller. I think people should make their own choices. I think government should not spend so much money. I support the working families tax cuts. I think people should keep more of their money. I think Washington should step back. I think American families will step forward. I thank my colleague from Utah.”

“I like what you said about government being too big. That tax cuts bill was good. It will help families. Working families are important. I am glad the government did not shut down. The government should help families. The government should fund programs. Veterans are important. National security is important. I don't want a government shut-down.”