I've tried to maintain my independence in Congress. Sometimes that has meant opposing my own party leaders.

I always run ahead of the ticket [compared to Democratic presidential candidates]. But this time there were a lot of people that just voted party line, a lot more than usual.

There's no question that [Donald] Trump got elected because of rural America. And our party still is in denial. They don't get it.

I agree with [Donald] Trump: These trade agreements have not been good deals for America, and they need to be fixed.

I've tried to maintain my independence in Congress. Sometimes that has meant opposing my own party leaders.

You know what the economics are like in Red Lake County. There's no way a family can pay $15,000, $20,000 a year for health insurance and make it work. You just can't do it. It's got to change.

[People] think [the government is] coddling people, like when people's feelings are hurt at the colleges and they send somebody in to make them feel better. Stuff like that drives [voters here] crazy.