Finally, we will have at our disposal additional revenues from unleashing American energy. The Institute for Energy Research cites a short run figure of as much as $36 billion annually from increased energy production, tremendous amounts of money.

In my former life I was in insider, as much as anybody else. And I knew what it's like, and I still know what it's like to be an insider. It's not bad.

We have spent, right now, $6 trillion in the Middle East, and America is falling apart. It's not right.

We've looked at [Donald Trump's] tax proposals. I don't see changes in the corporate tax rates or the kinds of proposals you're referring to that would cause the repatriation, bringing back of money that's stranded overseas. I happen to support that.

I would love to meet with the Black Caucus, it's great, the Congressional Black Caucus, I think it's great.

One of the reasons I'm seriously thinking about running for president is that America is not a respected country anymore.

I think running for president causes more stress.