Education is a bipartisan issue that concern all communities of color and should be first, last and always about the student learning.

If diversity is O.K. for God, it ought to be O.K. for Republicans.

Governor is not the position to have in Oklahoma. It is the head coach of Oklahoma or Oklahoma State or Tulsa.

The Republican Party is terrific at determining how a program will impact the federal budget, but we're not nearly as good as the Democrats in explaining to people how our agenda will directly benefit them and their families.

Serving in Congress has been more than an honor; it has been one of the most exhilarating experiences of my life ... It has been a wonderful ride. It has been a wonderful journey.

Everything I am I owe to my faith and secondly to parents who were old school.

We need to remember that politics is all about people, not programs. We shouldn't want to take the humanness out of the political arena.