I think leadership of any kind requires trust and transparency and voters should demand no less from their political leadership in government.

I think bolstering free trade is a boon to the dollar.

The people are fed up with the political class.

We must continue to show tolerance for those whose opinions and sincerely held beliefs differ from our own. We must lead by example, finding a way to respect one another and to celebrate a culture that protects religious freedom while promoting equality under the law.

The world is a more tragic and dangerous place when American isn't leading and, under this president, we have not been leading.

You know, every family and every business in California knows what it means to go through tough times.

We will never meet our own expectations of public education unless the federal government is willing to play a consistent, long-term role; unless education truly becomes a matter of national policy, not just a matter of national rhetoric.