In a perfect world we would bring corporate tax rates down to 25% or less so we can get competitive in the world economy. Ultimately, I would love to….

A good place to start is with the kids ... One of the great founding principles of our country was that children would not be punished for the mista….

I am hopeful for the American people that we can actually improve the outlook for bringing down costs in health care..

It is my hope that I can stand before you in two years and report back that our side, as well as the president's, found within us the ability to set ….

The American people expect the United States to keep terrorists where they belong, apart from civilized society and outside of America's borders.

The bill then says if the Senate does not act, then H.R. 1 (the House-passed bill that cuts $61 billion) will be the law of the land. In addition to ….

People have to take responsibility for themselves. We need to get the housing industry going again. We don't need government intervening in every ste….

You know, we have a fiscal train wreck before us. And unless we act, and act deliberately, we're not going to enable our kids to have what we have. I….

The American people elected us here to cut spending so we can create an environment for jobs in America. The House has acted. We have demonstrated th….

The issue for us is rebuilding a governing majority that is comfortable with differences that can transcend the divisiveness and unify behind the pri….

I mean, look, Nancy Pelosi said in the very beginning this is going to be the most open, honest and ethical Congress in history. And what we're seein….

But, as we've seen over the last several months, the people in this country are very dissatisfied with the direction that this administration is taki….

We know that appropriators will fight these cutbacks. But by eliminating earmarks, we can stop the horse trading that grows agency budgets..

I do not suspect that Jefferson or Madison ever envisioned Congress honoring the 2,560th anniversary of the birth of Confucius or supporting the desi….

Whether it's people walking off 'The View' when Bill O'Reilly makes a statement about radical Islam or Juan Williams being fired for expressing his o….

I just am a believer...that there are some things that happen for a reason...We may not be able to really discern it now...[but] given the perspectiv….

Again, the American people expect us to do what they are doing. It's tightening the belt, it's learning how to do more with less. That's a reality to….

It's all about the fungibility and money. If Planned Parenthood accesses hundreds of millions of dollars of taxpayer money and they use that for othe….

I want what I want when I want it..

Look, we know we screwed up when we were in the majority. We fell in love with power. We spent way too much money - especially on earmarks. There was….

Now the proposal is yet again another $150 billion before we start to think about a freeze. But $150 billion spent on more government programs; monie….