I'm not saying my idea is the one and only idea. We should have other ideas, but the president has not laid down a specific plan as to how he's going to get us to solvency. I do that.

(The) chain of command has failed over the years, obviously, for a lot of reasons.

We live in a world where there are dangerous people, there are bad people.

No one person leads alone - can't do it, it's impossible. It doesn't make any sense. You need a team.

I'm a supporter of Israel, always have been.

I'm not saying my idea is the one and only idea. We should have other ideas, but the president has not laid down a specific plan as to how he's going to get us to solvency. I do that.

If America is to succeed in responding to these 21st Century challenges, our political system cannot continue to bog down in the mire of partisan gamesmanship.