People are angry and dispirited about government because of a failure to do something about crime.

It is essential that all Americans take the time to honor and remember those individuals who gave their lives in defense of our liberty.

Crime can be a unifying argument - not an argument that people use as a code for us vs. them.

When Mitt Romney says he wants to reform the tax code, hold on to your wallets.

The companies move labor to the lowest-cost markets. And so I don`t - I used to support these agreements. In the Congress, I lost the AFL-CIO endorsement a few years because I supported them. But when middle class incomes are declining, these agreements don`t work well for America.

The currency bill we have would finally do something for China`s rapacious policies.

The NRA is weakening but the opposing forces are stronger. A member of Congress has and still does pay a price for voting against the NRA. But now a member pays a price for voting with the NRA, too. In many districts, the price is higher when a member votes with the NRA than against the NRA. The public is outraged.