We must never forget what government is not. Government is not a philanthropic organization. Government is not the family. And government certainly is not the church.

Many children in the foster care system are often in the midst of a family challenge.

My parents were divorced when I was a young teenager, and I was raised by a single mother after that. So, I understand the difficulties that families have. I understand single parenting.

I am a fighter. I'm not just there to go along and get along.

I think it's best if there's an amendment that goes on the ballot where the people can weigh in. Every time this issue has gone on the ballot, the people have voted to retain the traditional definition of marriage as recently as California in 2008.

Well, what did we buy? Instead of a leaner, smarter government, we bought a bureaucracy that now tells us which light bulbs to buy, and which will put 16,500 IRS agents in charge of policing President Obama's health care bill.

The Republican Party is extremely pro-women.