A lot of it is backlash against all this political correctness that's going on.

If everybody in our caucus had a 50/50 [Democrat/Republican] district, we'd have a lot different discussion. But if they have a 90 percent Democratic district, they don't ever talk to a Republican, they don't have to and they don't want to.

I fought NAFTA when it passed; it has been a big disaster for us, in my opinion. If we can renegotiate that, it would be wonderful.

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

[Rural voters] have a different view of the world than people do in these urban centers.

[Bernie] Sanders tapped into that [trade issues]; that was part of his support. And then when he didn't make it, some of those Sanders people went to [Donald] Trump.

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