Small business is the backbone of our economy. I'm for big business, too. But small business is where the jobs are generated.

When I was in Minnesota serving in the state Senate and in Washington, DC, I did everything I could to defeat cap and trade. I didn't work to implement cap and trade.

When you are running for the presidency of the United States, you have to expect that you are going to have attacks by all sides.

Small-business people do not want to have more than 50 employees, because that's when all the regulatory burden of Obamacare kicks in.

People were floored when they saw that the underwear bomber, after less than 50 minutes of interrogation, was given the rights, privileges, and immunities of an American citizen under the Constitution.

The Minnesota Republican hierarchy didn't want me to run against their incumbent in 2000; they didn't know who I was. And once many party bigwigs did get to know me, they weren't sure that I could win the seat.

I have a very strong, very proven record that I am not a compromiser. [...] I have a spine made out of titanium.