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

The American people want a balanced budget. They want Congress to stop this barbaric practice of perpetual deficit spending. It really, if you think about it, is a form of taxation without representation. We fought a war over that issue and we won that war.

Limited government must come politically, not judicially.

I think I was about 30 before I realized that not every family talks about the presentment clause on a regular basis.

Whether it's a penalty or a tax, it's all one in the same. It's coming out of somebody's hard-earned money in their pocketbooks and that's the point. So in some ways, to me, it's a distinction without a difference.

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.

NYC, You Inspire Me to never stop exploring the endless possibilities of food.