As we all learned from the sorry experience of state-sanctioned bureaucracies in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union, decentralization in education is crucial to both freedom and excellence.

My goal in signing these [gun control ] bills is to enhance public safety by tightening our existing laws in a responsible and focused manner, while protecting the rights of law-abiding gun owners.

Republican attacks are without basis, but when the Democrats attack me they're usually right.

The shuttle tomorrow is truly like laying the last spike on the transcontinental railroad, only much more so. And whether or not we're going to see in in the next 10 or 20 years, there are people alive today who will see manufacturing in space from moon materials or from asteroids.

Let us not mince words about what this would be: a deportation force designed to break up families and deport millions of people.

Prisons don't rehabilitate, they don't punish, they don't protect, so what the hell do they do?

The minimum wage has not kept pace with rising costs. This legislation is overdue and will help families that are struggling in this harsh economy.