We need to find a balance between protecting our local economies while pursuing the longer-term goal of producing clean, affordable and reliable power.

I grew up in rural Arizona. My dad ran a general store. I grew up learning to do more with less. And I have been saying, you know, Washington needs to do the same.

In Congress, I was a relentless advocate for fiscal responsibility.

When millions of Americans are tightening their belts, folks have the right to expect their elected officials to do the same.

I believe we must protect Medicares guaranteed benefit, and I will oppose any effort to dismantle Medicare and turn it into a voucher system.

I will not support efforts that kill jobs in my district and lack provisions for responsibly transitioning us toward a clean-energy economy.

Both my mothers family and my fathers family go back almost a hundred years in the district. I was born in the district, raised in the district, raised my family in the district. And so thats the way I see myself.