The issue for us is rebuilding a governing majority that is comfortable with differences that can transcend the divisiveness and unify behind the principles that we know our party has succeeded on.

We believe that if you put in place the mechanisms that allow for personal choice as far as Medicare is concerned, as well as the programs in Medicaid, that we can actually get to a better result and do what most Americans are learning how to do, which is to do more with less.

We believe very strongly that you stop that denial of coverage by promoting choice. Let people make the decisions.

I am hopeful for the American people that we can actually improve the outlook for bringing down costs in health care.

People have to take responsibility for themselves. We need to get the housing industry going again. We don't need government intervening in every step.

I mean, the Obama position has been, "We think government ought to be spending this money, not the people who earn it."

Now the proposal is yet again another $150 billion before we start to think about a freeze. But $150 billion spent on more government programs; monies being created to direct and what kind of jobs that Washington thinks ought to be created. Come on. I mean there is a government that can help, and the government can also hurt.