There is no entity in the world that controls our lives more than the Federal Reserve System

I was born and raised in the high desert of Nevada in a tiny town called Searchlight. My dad was a hard rock miner. My mom took in wash. I grew up around people of strong values - even if they rarely talked about them.

The modern day anarchists known as the Tea Party, they believe in no government.

I understand that during [Sonia Sotomayor's] career, she's written hundreds and hundreds of opinions. I haven't read a single one of them, and if I'm fortunate before we end this, I won't have to read one of them.

There is no entity in the world that controls our lives more than the Federal Reserve System

So people have been hurting, and I understand that, and it doesn't give them comfort or solace for me to tell them, you know, but for me we'd be in a worldwide depression.

American families cannot compete with billionaires. Our involvement in government should not be dependent on our bank account balances