Small businesses are the economic drivers of our country, providing the stimulus our communities need.

In fact, 80 percent of our domestic job growth comes from the small- and medium-sized business community.

If we want to truly regain the public's trust, we can provide greater accountability and transparency with a simple step. Let's start by communicating to our constituents about the votes we take.

The American people expect more from Congress. They expect fiscal responsibility and common sense. They expect us to return to the pay-as-you-go budget rules that we had enacted in the past that helped us establish a surplus, however briefly.

Mr. Speaker, democracy works best when the American electorate is engaged and informed.

Taxpayers should not be coerced into giving up their privacy rights just to file their taxes.

When I came to Congress, I came to bring what I thought was a real-world business perspective to government because, in the business world, I spent over 20 years in the high-tech industry, but it certainly was not unique.