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

It will take hard work, but doing nothing on Social Security, for example, simply makes sure the system will go broke. It's time to make some reforms.

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.

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.

In the U.S. Senate, in the short term we need to reduce the tax burden on hard working individuals, families, and small businesses.

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

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