Let's not dismiss or attack individual ideas as being inadequate before we have had a chance to assess their positive effect as part of a whole solut….

When you're the president of the United States and you know that the biggest issue facing you is this cliff that we're about ready to head over if we….

Ethanol reduces our dependence on foreign sources of oil and is an important weapon in the War on Terror. By investing in South Dakota's ethanol prod….

There is a battle to be waged over what kind of country we are going to leave our children and grandchildren and that battle is happening now in Wash….

I believe our flag is more than just cloth and ink. It is a universally recognized symbol that stands for liberty, and freedom. It is the history of ….

It's my preferred working style to have bipartisan legislation. I think what the Democrats have made clear is that they don't want to deal with anyth….

I think Donald Trump does want a result. He clearly, in the meeting that we had was trying to sort of push the process along, realizing that the Sena….

This is partly a function of approval ratings. People pay attention [to polls] and start saying, 'Lets take a more independent tack.' It is frankly s….

I just think we need more accountability and more transparency..

The Obama experiment has failed..

I say to my colleague from New York that if someone who has a concealed carry permit... in the State of South Dakota that goes to New York and is in ….

I don't happen to subscribe to the notion that everybody who criticizes Tom Daschle is criticizing Tim Johnson. I think that's a bit of a stretch..

I think the thing with Medicare - and a lot of this - I should say, with Medicaid - and this is going to depend - states are going to be in a positio….

People in the individual marketplace should have more options. The plan that we - the discussion draft that we have out, actually opens up for people….

There are more than 30 states, who either by statute or constitutional amendment, have defined marriage as being between a man and a woman..

I tell people it's like shopping for a car.People are taking candidates out for a test drive, seeing what they like..

But what shouldn't happen is, you shouldn't have the taxpayers from states that are managing their situations well paying for those states that are n….

The Democrats would want to keep the taxes. And Republicans want to do away with taxes that are driving up the costs of premiums. So, I think it woul….

What Medicaid basically does is allows them to choose the two base years that they would calculate current their reimbursement levels on. And they al….

We must work together to save and strengthen Social Security not just for my father's generation but also for my daughters' generation..

Social Security is an extremely complicated program..