We are a nation that seeks out solutions and refuses to ignore challenges.

Congress has changed the Social Security system over time, and over 20 times in the past Congress has raised taxes on Social Security in payroll taxes into the system.

Every year the Federal Government wastes billions of dollars as a result of overpayments of government agencies, misuse of government credit cards, abuse of the Federal entitlement programs, and the mismanagement of the Federal bureaucracy.

And I would argue the second greatest force in the universe is ownership.

Free market capitalism has done more for the soul of the human race than any other system. And it's created the highest standard of living.

I am convinced that China needs to be a strong trading partner with the United States long term.

The Iraqi Free Press, which did not exist 18 months ago because there was no such thing as the Iraqi Free Press, broke a story about the U.N. Oil-for-Food scandal, which could potentially turn out to be the largest scandal in history.