Americans are hungry for a discussion on policy solutions to the problems in their communities that work.

If a 25-year old can't read and write and he or she isn't gaining marketable skills, it doesn't matter if a Republican or a Democrat is in the White House. His or her future will be bleak.

As an Oklahoma quarterback, you learn to perform under pressure.

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.

You always hear 'black Republican,' but you never hear 'white Democrat.' We've got to get beyond the labels and stereotypes. Other people have hang-ups about it. I don't.

My work in the House of Representatives, at this time in my life, is completed. It is time to return home.

Death and taxes may be inevitable, but they shouldn't be related.