It's been painful to see the people that you love be attacked when you know it's not fair or true.

We have huge national security issues in this country, and the United States Senate ought to be pushing President [Barack] Obama towards the proper policies that right now are a complete disaster based on his policies.

I don't think the science is clear of what percentage is man-made and what percentage is natural. It's convoluted, for the people to say the science is decided on this is really arrogant, to be honest with you.

We need a strategy to destroy ISIS there. You can't do that without the cooperation of the Muslim world because they're as threatened as we are.

I'd say my greatest weakness is impatience. I don't suffer fools well.

I used to be a conservative.

We need to unleash the military in unison with our partners in Europe and the Middle East to be effective.