I think you grow wherever God plants you. I hope I'm growing as a person of faith, as a Christian. That should be our number one objective this journey of life. That all starts with a personal intimate relationship with Christ and then being in prayer every single day about all of those things - being tenacious about it.

I'm secure in who I am. I don't need the validation of those that would say, you have to be a certain thing in order to be accepted. I'm comfortable going against the grain if I need to.

In addition, there is one title I cherish a great deal more than Congressman and that is the title of... Dad.

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.

I think Newt Gingrich has a proven track record of changing Washington and getting results.

I have often said one of the reasons more blacks don't support Republicans is because they don't trust the GOP establishment.

The American dream does not happen by asking Americans to accept what's immoral and wrong in the name of tolerance.