If we are going to save this country, if we are going to reestablish that belief in God, it's up to us. If we don't do it, who will?

Victims of domestic violence need assistance and deserve justice, I commend the crime unit's efforts to put offenders behind bars and reach out to victims.

Government does not create jobs. It only helps create the conditions that make jobs more or less likely.

According to our Christian ethics, we're supposed to love God, love each other and help take care of the poor. It is immoral to charge somebody making $5,000 an income tax.

If we are going to save this country, if we are going to reestablish that belief in God, it's up to us. If we don't do it, who will?

The opponents of my budget propose taking $200 million out of our classrooms and instead spending it on a larger school employee pay raise. Our focus should be on making sure our children come first.

I ask you: turn a deaf ear to the special interests. Let politics stand down for a while. don't waste anytime thinking about future elections until we've done our jobs here.