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.

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

I grew up working for the minimum wage at Hardee's and knows first hand how important the minimum wage is. I support a state based minimum wage so every state can set their own minimum wage based on their cost of living.

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

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 should be about market driven solutions, not government mandates.