Mercedes Schlapp

Voter fraud especially matters when elections are close.

— Mercedes Schlapp

The Cuban people do not live in freedom.

— Mercedes Schlapp

Republicans need to unite to succeed.

— Mercedes Schlapp

Everyone can relate to being stuck in a traffic jam.

— Mercedes Schlapp

Americans are waking up to the tragedy of abortions.

— Mercedes Schlapp

It takes bold direction and leadership to heal a divided nation.

— Mercedes Schlapp

War is brutal, barbaric and bloody.

— Mercedes Schlapp

In the end, the responsibility of government abuse lies with the president.

— Mercedes Schlapp

One of the most overused phrases in political commentary is that someone is running a 'negative' campaign filled with 'attack' ads.

— Mercedes Schlapp

A campaign adviser can change the outside appearance of the candidate, but the ideology and personality of the candidate remains the same.

— Mercedes Schlapp

Solutions and ideas should come from the bottom up, generated by local communities and not mandated from Washington.

— Mercedes Schlapp

Installing an activist liberal majority on the Supreme Court will put religious liberties at risk for generations to come.

— Mercedes Schlapp

Our veterans only deserve the highest standard of health care quality.

— Mercedes Schlapp

The Veterans Health Administration is a perfect case study of how government should stay out of patient care altogether.

— Mercedes Schlapp

Pretending that voter fraud does not exist puts the integrity of our voting process at risk.

— Mercedes Schlapp

The Veterans Health Administration's socialized style of medicine, where the government is in charge of the hospitals and managing our veterans' health…

— Mercedes Schlapp

While childless couples are constantly asked, 'Why they are not having children,' my husband and I are bombarded with a different set…

— Mercedes Schlapp

If a student believes that taking too many exams is hard or skipping advanced courses for a lighter load is a better…

— Mercedes Schlapp

Lower standards tell students that they don't need to work hard and leave more high school students unprepared for college and the…

— Mercedes Schlapp

Despite his critics, Rubio has skillfully managed the expectations of many conservatives and effectively made his case for immigration reform, while working…

— Mercedes Schlapp

In public, Hillary Clinton talks about how she would represent all Americans and pushes the 'Stronger Together' campaign theme. But behind closed…

— Mercedes Schlapp

Would a President Hillary Clinton and her liberal allies suspend the tax-exempt status of churches deemed 'not friendly' to her administration? It…

— Mercedes Schlapp

With increasing poverty, welfare dependency and violence in the United States, religion and religious organizations have an important role to play combating…

— Mercedes Schlapp

If President Obama were to enroll in an American government class, the professor would mark him absent on most days. In the…

— Mercedes Schlapp

Part of me believes that Beyonce and Jay-Z were naive when they chose to celebrate their five-year wedding anniversary in Cuba. However,…

— Mercedes Schlapp

I understand the stress of finding quality and affordable childcare while paying high taxes. I also understand that many working moms struggle…

— Mercedes Schlapp

Republicans can win if they adopt a message and promote policies of conscientious conservatism where they lay out a vision of how…

— Mercedes Schlapp

I know we can all remember the days of sitting in algebra class asking ourselves, 'why will I need algebra or chemistry…

— Mercedes Schlapp

One 'I am woman/Hear me roar' speech may play well with her allies in the media, but women need to look beyond…

— Mercedes Schlapp

Obama and the liberal Democrats fail to represent the silent majority: the conservative women who are too busy raising families, paying bills,…

— Mercedes Schlapp

The questions of traditional and redefined marriage are highly emotional and a difficult and sensitive topic. Living in the D.C. area and…

— Mercedes Schlapp

We should not have to experience the fear of intimidation or retaliation in the United States.

— Mercedes Schlapp

As a working mother of a large family, preparing meals and shopping for groceries is time consuming and hard work.

— Mercedes Schlapp

Politicians need to stop picking sides and come up with bold solutions where the safety and security of all citizens become a…

— Mercedes Schlapp

History has shown that challenging an incumbent president in the primary almost inevitably leads to defeat in the general election.

— Mercedes Schlapp

Employing a low-key, Midwestern charisma, Mike Pence proved he knows how to win over an audience.

— Mercedes Schlapp

Scandals have impacted many politicians' careers and aspirations. Some have survived, and others have fallen.

— Mercedes Schlapp

Great leaders find a way to rise above politics while at the same time keeping their party's loyalists in the fold.

— Mercedes Schlapp

Americans hate traffic jams and also dislike power-hungry political figures.

— Mercedes Schlapp

Faith is a gift. Some feel like they were never blessed with it, others just casually let it fall away.

— Mercedes Schlapp