As president, I will ensure that the United States is the global energy powerhouse of the 21st century.That means reinstating the Keystone XL Pipeline that President[Barack] Obama rejected. It also means rolling back the regulations from this administration that limit our ability to find resources by imposing regulations on hydraulic fracturing and our ability to be energy independent by regulating drilling on federal lands. As president, I will make America an energy leader through technology and innovation.

We need to enact fundamental tax reform. The weight and complexity of our 73,000-page tax code are crushing everyday Americans. We need to radically simplify the tax code so that we can re-start the real engine of growth in our economy. That means our tax code needs to go from 73,000 pages down to about three pages.

I will reform our broken visa system. Nearly half of the people in this country illegally came here on legal visas and simply never left. We need to fix that.

Make the choice to do something because it engages your heart as well as your mind. Make the choice because it engages all of you.

All the pundits and D.C. insiders thought I'd never be standing on the main stage. I am and I'm going to stay there.

The truth is, I'm proud of the life I've lived so far, and though I've made my share of mistakes, I have no regrets.

I started out as a receptionist. I typed, I filed, I answered the phones for a little nine-person company.