I will take my hands off Medicare when there is no Medicare, then I will come and see you, sir.

Of course we have compassion. We just don't believe the safety net should be used as a hammock.

When did 'Ask not what your country can do for you' become 'Ask only what your country will give you'?

I believe there's about 78 to 81 members of the Democrat Party who are members of the Communist Party.

But when I look at the fact that today is 1,000 days that we have not had a budget for the United States of America, you know, the House, one of the things we did, we passed a budget last year. But that is still sitting over there at the Senate. And so we have got to get this country back on track.

As a 22-year Army Veteran who served in Operations Desert Storm and Iraqi Freedom, and as a Civilian Advisor to the Afghan Army in Operation Enduring Freedom, I understand both the gravity of giving the order, and the challenge of carrying it out.

If it's about the lives of my soldiers at stake, I'd go through hell with a gasoline can.