Elections have consequences.

I've always been a strong supporter of environmental protection and initiatives in that area. But I'm willing to set priorities. If we have to make reductions in one place, we'll have to-in order to increase another place, I'm willing to do that.

We invaded Iraq to change a totalitarian, despotic regime, and we have been successful there.

Social Security was always supposed to be basically, in theory, an insurance program where you pay in and then you get out.

America is a center right government, center right people. They want government but they don't want it to be excessive. They want it to be affordable. And most importantly what Americans want is to pass on to their next generation their children a country that's better, stronger and more vibrant and more prosperous.

Whether or not you have good consumer protection has a big effect on safety and soundness of the banking community, especially smaller banks.

Most senators are just going to work and trying to do a job.