Certainly being governor is an important job, and there are quality governors that could serve our country as president and have done so in the past.

I'm not new to the political process; I was making a contribution as the speaker of the third largest and most diverse state in the country well before I even got into the Senate.

No economic system is perfect. But the American Free Enterprise system has empowered millions of people in the past. I know, because I saw it with my own eyes.

The war on poverty programs help address the pain of poverty.

Presidents don't have the benefit of hindsight. You have to make difficult decisions based on the information that's before you at that moment.

I don't care how much you may think they're funny or how interesting they may sound. If we nominate someone that 40 to 50 percent of our party doesn't - can't stand, we are going to lose.

America is still the land of opportunity for most, but it is not a land of opportunity for all. If we are to remain an exceptional nation, we must close this gap in opportunity.