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

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 think there is a lot of fat in the government.

I came into the Republican party in 1980, when I was a college student at Georgetown.

Bilingualism opens doors and provides opportunity to our children so they can shine and become successful in a labor market that is increasingly competitive and globalized.

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

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