People in Michigan are good at separating fact from fiction. They know, better than most of the country, what happens to the economy and jobs when the scales are tipped too far in favor of one group over another.

Given the slow pace of Washington's bureaucracy, policymakers are often busy solving yesterday's problems. This rearview mirror approach afflicts Mr. Obama and his Democratic allies in Congress.

I'm a Reagan Republican, which means I don't speak ill of other Republicans.

It's critical - that the people that are benefiting today from Medicare and Social Security that they not see benefit reductions. It's awfully hard to tell someone who might be 82, that they've gotta go back to work, because their benefits are gonna be chopped. That's not gonna happen.

Obamacare represents a shocking display of political arrogance. It's about time Washington started listening to Americans' common sense voices.

I know the exploding cost of health care is at the root of our long-term fiscal challenges.

Together, we will protect the sanctity of life, ensuring early next Congress that no federal funds are used for abortion.