America is the primary engine of growth in the world and we are the only beacon of free trade left, and open markets.

I'm not competing in Iowa for a reason.

I was criticized at some level within the Republican Party by those who say government should not be in the economic development business at all. My response is that the only country I know that doesn't have an economic development plan is Papa New Guinea.

I'm a true native of the Bay Area.

I come from a long line of saloon keepers and proselytizers, and I draw from both sides.

At the end of the day, capital is a coward. It's going to flee from wherever it perceives risk to be present in the marketplace.

With a weak and rotting core, you don't have much of a foreign policy. You're discounted at the negotiating table, economically and militarily. So when people ask what's the best course of action for the U.S.-China relationship, I can give you ten academic responses. But the reality is we need to rebuild our core.