The Republican party does have a lot of work to do. But changing our principles is not a winning strategy. We need to modernize, not moderate.

The Nation needs to take a new approach to our energy problems.

I'm not for amnesty. I've never been for amnesty, will never be for amnesty.

I think the American people would be compassionate and practical. But we need to be talking about assimilation as well, something that is politically incorrect, I know, to say that people should learn English, should learn American exceptionalism, shouldn't come here to use our freedoms to undermine the freedoms we give to everybody. But there's nothing wrong with saying people who want to come here should want to be Americans.

When I ran for Congress I promised to help make health care affordable again.

I'm not running for president to be somebody, I'm running for president to do something!

America is the most compassionate country in the entire world. We do more for folks around this world. And that's the nature of the American people.