Wouldn't propose new taxes, but won't pledge against taxes.

I didn't get into politics because I thought government had a better answer. I got into politics because I knew government didn't have the real answers, that the real answers lie in accepting Jesus Christ into our lives.

A country needs to be able to feed itself, fuel itself, and fight for itself.

The fact is there are a lot of things happening at the federal level that are absolutely beyond the jurisdiction of the Constitution. This is power that should be shifted back to the states.

Ordained Baptist minister; I make no apology for my faith.

The government has no business knowing how much money we make and how we made it. It's none of their business. And that's why I believe that manufacturing is critical. If we can't feed ourselves, fuel ourselves and fight for ourselves, we can't be free.

We ought to be people of compassion. And being people of compassion means we deny ourselves, and our self centeredness.