It doesn't make sense to have to do the wrong thing in order to do the right thing.

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.

I don't think we need to extend unemployment any further without paying for it, and without making some modifications such as turning it into a loan at some point. It then encourages people to go back to work.

I know I was a businessman for years, and I stayed up countless nights worrying about having to let one person go. It's a terrible thing to do.

The Tea Party doesn't like politicians.

Anyone who says the Republicans have been irresponsible aren't looking at the facts.

A-PLUS Act - allow states to operate like charter schools.