Saying youre from Texas makes you kind of proud.

I have long believed taxpayers make better use of their money than the government ever could.

Well, I think that it's clear that the Republican Party is a pro-life party. And we do value life. And we do believe that the unborn have a right to life.

I have always been able to rise above the expectations.

Congress suffers a great deal of criticism for its partisan acrimony. But while we may disagree politically, and air our opposition in this chamber, it is the conversation behind the scenes that cements and defines our relationships.

We are battling fanatics who kidnap and behead civilians and shoot fleeing children in the back. There can be no dialogue with such people, and the American people understand this.

I am not a moderate. I am a conservative. I'm a fix-it conservative.