I love working for the people of Indiana. I love helping our citizens make the most of their lives, but I do not love Congress.

I love working for the people of Indiana. I love helping our citizens make the most of their lives, but I do not love Congress.

You now have six-year campaigns for the Senate - you never stop running. It's not uncommon for a member of the Senate to have a fundraising breakfast, a fundraising lunch and a fundraising dinner, and then when the Senate breaks for the week to go home, more fundraisers. And that's driven by the cost of campaigning.

If I could create one job in the private sector by helping to grow a business, that would be one more than Congress has created in the last six months.

If one of my boys was asking me if they should go into politics, I'd say there's only one reason to go into public life and that's to help people.

Mothers - especially single mothers - are heroic in their efforts to raise our nation's children, but men must also take responsibility for their children and recognize the impact they have on their families' well-being.

Families and businesses are tightening their belts to make ends meet - and Washington should too.