I am not normally a betting person, but I say that putting your money on the American people is about as close to a sure bet as you are going to get.

We still have tremendous work ahead of us to ensure that women have equal opportunities in the workplace and in our society.

Many Americans are unaware that we still have a large population of working families, elderly, and children who rely on emergency food pantries, shelters, and other resources to meet their nutritional needs.

Now, I do come from a part of the country where the people say that the only thing in the middle of the road is a yellow line or roadkill.

Spending and tax cut decisions must be both fiscally responsible and fair to our working families. I believe that fiscal responsibility is the way to create prosperity for America and secure the retirement of America's seniors.

It certainly makes no sense to enact more laws if we cannot, or do not, enforce the ones we have.

At a time when U.S. jobs are heading overseas at a record pace, and amidst increased sanctions on our manufacturers and producers from other countries, it's imperative that we do all we can to provide our businesses a climate to operate successfully.