The American people will not tolerate a clean increase in the debt limit.

I grew up in a big family. You have to learn to get along with each other... get things done as a family.

Working Americans who believe in our country and who believe in our Constitution are saying, 'Enough is enough!'

They have called Operation Iraqi Freedom a war of choice that isn't part of the real war on terror. Someone should tell that to al Qaeda.

Will we fight or will we retreat? That is the question that is posed to us. Some of my friends on the other side of the aisle often refer to Iraq as a distraction.

I talked to a lot of employers who just are, are fearful of what's coming next out of Washington. It's all the spending, it's all the debt. It's their national energy tax, they want to call it cap and trade - more mandates, higher costs, more taxes. Their healthcare bill - more mandates, higher costs, higher taxes.

When I met Paul Ryan 22 years ago, he was a student at Miami of Ohio volunteering on my campaign.