I think we ought to ban earmarks. I think we ought to give citizens the opportunity to designate up to 10 percent of their federal income tax toward debt reduction. If we did that, we would reduce our debt by $95 billion a year.

You know, I believe that marriage is between a man and a woman.

We must move from revenue-neutral to revenue-reducing tax reform, because the federal government spends far too much money.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac - two bloated and corrupt government-sponsored programs - contributed heavily to the crisis.In order to prevent another crisis, we need to do what we should have done years ago - reform Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. We also need to repeal Dodd-Frank, the Democrats' failed solution. Under Dodd-Frank, 10 banks too big to fail have become five banks too big to fail. Thousands of community banks have gone out of business.

You know, Californians care about protecting their environment. So do I. But they also care about that in the context of a healthy economy.

I will force Hillary Clinton to fight on the grounds of her lies and lack of trustworthiness, whether that's about e-mails, and servers and Benghazi.

I come from a world where accountability and accomplishments matter, and where titles and rhetoric take a back seat to results.