So, a lot of my supporters back home are members of the Tea Party.

We must stop spending money that we just don't have. Historic debt leads to historic tax increases, which stifle job growth.

So, a lot of my supporters back home are members of the Tea Party.

I think the knowledge about how legislation really affects small businesses is extremely valuable. If you haven't run a small business, then you don't have this kind of knowledge about how a regulation passed or taxes increased affects your bottom line. If you recognize that every new regulation takes that much more time to comply with, requires that many more employees, then it really gives you that foundational basis to make those decisions.

Now make no mistake, I think we need a strong dose of fiscal conservatism in Washington, D.C.

We need to simplify our tax code. We need to make sure that it's not too cumbersome for people to be able to comply with. And that they don't end up spending more money trying to file their taxes than they do actually paying in.

I think everyday people on the street who have never been affiliated with the tea party movement are alarmed with the spending and the debt that we have.