When I came into office, I could have kicked the can down the road for a little while, or I could do the right thing.

I am making sure, as the governor of a territory, that our kids speak fluent English. But having said that, I will tell my wife I love her in Spanish, and I will pray in Spanish, and no one from Washington should come down here and tell us how to go about it.

I think there is a lot of fat in the government.

It is wrong to believe that Hispanics are Democrats. Hispanics are traditionally and historically conservative, not just socially conservative, but fiscally conservative.

I came into office to do what was correct, not to see what was politically expedient to get re-elected.

Hardworking Americans are fighting every day to provide for themselves and their families, and leave a more prosperous country for the next generation.

I watched Reagan turn around the country by lowering taxes and controlling spending, and I'm applying the same principles.