Too many Americans are dependent on federal government.

Compromise works well in this world when you have shared goals.

Quantitative easing prints money & causes inflation.

I would support a devolution of power out of Washington for education, health care, transportation.

No funding for Planned Parenthood; protect the unborn.

I think people are confused about what the Tea Party is. I mean, they were a broad cross-section of Americans who came together concerned about our debt and our spending. And they're interested in constitutional, limited government. And so they're not one group of people. They're thousands of small groups all over the country.

The problem we've got now in Washington is that the goals are completely the opposite from each other.