Morals are built on religious faith. Virtue is built on morality and influences a culture.

I was in the Minnesota state Senate from 2000 until 2006. In 2006, I was urged to run for Congress, I did. And I've been here ever since.

They (voters) want to know what's the truth. They're not interested in a chameleon.

My mother is the one who taught me to be a lady by her actions. I observed the way that she dressed and the way that she carried herself. And both my grandmothers, they were women of very modest means. But they were also ladies.

This is a very serious matter, because it is our children who are the prize for this community, they are specifically targeting our children.

The world defines 'waste' very differently than Jesus does.

I thought if anyone need a leg up, it was our foster children. So, I started getting involved in education reform, and that was back in 1998. And as a result of all the reform work that I had done, people urged me to run for the Minnesota state Senate. I did, I was there for six years.