I think what we need to do is understand our number one obligation is to act in the national interest of the United States of America. I believe it i….

I have almost the same number of days left as Barack Obama has in the White House. So we are going to stay focused on this job. I am enjoying it a lo….

I think there are many in the Democratic Party that want immigration to be unsolved issue at least for the time being, because it's more useful as a ….

The government doesn't run the economy. The economy is run by the private sector. The job of the president is to ensure we [the state] have policies ….

But those who believe that what our people desire is big government are living in a state of delusion..

This president [Barack Obama] is undermining the constitutional basis of this government. This president is undermining our military. He is undermini….

Moammar Gadhafi and the revolt against Gadhafi was not started by the United States. It was started by the Libyan people. And the reason why I argued….

By the way on economics, South Carolina is an example to the country of what we should be doing as Americans. This country has a vast manufacturing b….

The key that opens that door is proving to the American public that illegal immigration is under control. And at this point, that argument cannot be ….

A sense that with the blessings that God bestowed upon this land, came the responsibility to make the world a better place..

The way to turn our economy around is not by making rich people poorer, it's by making poor people richer..

How come liberals never admit that they're liberal? They've now come up with a new word called 'progressive,' which I thought was an insurance compan….

I'm not poor, but I'm not rich, either..

We need to repeal and replace Dodd-Frank act. We need to make America fair again for all businesses, but especially those being run by small business….

I think there's a growing amount of confusion about what conservatism is. And it is time for us to understand that conservatism is not built on perso….

I would vote against anything that grants amnesty because I think it destroys your ability to enforce the existing law.

A president cannot make decision on what someone might know in the future..

For over two centuries, each generation of Americans before us confronted and solved problems. They embraced opportunities and Americans have never h….

Conservatism has never been about fear or about anger. Not at its best. Do people have a right to be fearful of the future right now? Yes, because fo….

I haven't thought about aspirations for the future. I like politics, I like serving the public, and we'll see if God offers us another opportunity in….

I mean, on virtually every major issue before this country that is the natural purview of the federal government, it's important to have some specifi….