Those of us who are pro-life should demand more from Congress. While we waste time on stuff like this, genuine legislation to protect life is ignored.

Everyone knows about the substantive issues of concern, like federal health care, but very little is said about the process, the lack of accountability.

As a legislator, I saw how effective I could be by being transparent, posting and explaining all of my votes.

I haven't been in politics too long so that's a good thing.

I would rather keep all the levels lower and stick to the sequester, but there are people in leadership who live outside of reality and want to increase things that Republicans like and pretend Democrats don't exist.

In the state of Michigan, where I served in the state Legislature, there was a lot of shuffling of money between one year and the other to balance the budget.

I follow a set of principles; I follow the Constitution. And that's what I base my votes on. Limited government, economic freedom, and individual liberty.