I would say to the president: This is not about me. This is not about Republicans here in Congress. It's about fairness for the America people.

Stem cell research must be carried out in an ethical manner in a way that respects the sanctity of human life.

It's pretty clear that over the last three months the economy has paused. And it's also pretty clear the American people are still demanding and asking the question, 'Where are the jobs?' And the reason we don't have new jobs is because of the job-killing agenda pursued by President Obama and his allies in the Congress.

I'll commit suicide before I vote on a clean minimum-wage bill.

The value of the majority lies not in the opportunity to wield great power, but in the chance to use power to do great things.

The American people think the government in Washington is too big. That it spends too much. And - and that it's totally out of control. They want something done about it.

One more time? We've done this. We've done this at least four times where there's a new government program to help homeowners who have trouble with their mortgages. None of these programs have worked. I don't know why anyone would think that this next idea is going to work. All it does is delay the clearing of the market. As soon as the market clears and we understand where the prices really are - that will be the most important thing we can do in order to improve home values around the country.