When we do go to combat, it should be with a defined mission and a plan for withdrawal.

As a veteran, I believe we have a responsibility to take care of all our men and women who have served - and I will fight to fix the crisis at the Veterans Administration caused by negligent leadership in Washington.

We need to preserve programs like Social Security and Medicare for our seniors of today and tomorrow. But we need to strengthen both Social Security and Medicare to make sure these programs are still available for future generations.

Healthcare costs are rising due to Obamacare.

In the Iowa senate, I helped pass the largest tax cut in state history - returning over four billion dollars in savings and putting more money back in the pockets of hard-working Iowa families.

What's right for New York or California, is not necessarily right for Iowa.

We need to balance the budget and force Washington to stop spending more than it takes in.