Historically, the responsibility for voting on the debt limit has gone to the party in the majority.

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 most critical thing in a negotiation is to get inside your opponent's head and figure out what he really wants.

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.

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

Europe is trying to get its fiscal house in order.

The issue of providing women all forms of preventative health care has been and remains very important. The, the importance of protecting religious liberties in this country has been important to the president and will always be.