I can't speak to the differences within the Catholic Church.

Europe is trying to get its fiscal house in order.

If you don't define the problem you'll never reach a painful solution.

I think that for the next short period of time, our No. 1 priority is Congress needs to do its work and extend the payroll tax cut.

I can't speak to the differences within the Catholic Church.

I think there's no higher calling in terms of a career than public service, which is a chance to make a difference in people's lives and improve the world.

The challenge for any government is how do you do two things at the same time. How do you put money forward for things like the payroll tax holiday, for things like getting a jump-start on infrastructure, for building schools, and make the decisions for long-term deficit reduction.