I don't have a particular go-to political blog.

If you're going to vote yes and change the law. You have to know what's in it. You can't depend on other people.

The IRS takes your money. Congress uses our money to arm our enemies. The IRS takes more of your money. Congress uses that money to fight the enemies Congress just armed.

There seems to be a lot of momentum behind immigration reform.

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

I think something substantial will pass out of the House at some point during this term.

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.