Reforms to our complex and dysfunctional immigration system should not in any way favor those who came here illegally over the millions of applicants who seek to come here lawfully. Additionally, the framework carves out a special exception for agricultural workers that has little justification.

My political views have since I was a kid someway or another reflected the concerns of Tea Party movement.

The Tea Party has an important voice in the country and now they have a voice in the U.S. Senate.

You can never be too old or too young to be attracted to someone. I still remember my first crush back in grade school.

It is simply science fiction fantasy to say that, if you do not raise the debt ceiling, that everything is going to collapse.

I would vote against raising the national debt ceiling. Again, this is about mortgaging the future of unborn generations of Americans. It's a form of taxation without representation. I don't think we can do that.

We can't legislate the creation of jobs, but we can legislate things that will allow jobs to be created.