Historically, we have lived in a nation of energy dependence. Dependence on others for our heating and electricity, and for our fuel for transportation.

We have to get rid of ISIS, have to get rid of ISIS. We have no choice.

[on Edward Snowden] He should be brought back from Russia and given due process, and I think the proper outcome would be that he would be given a death sentence.

I am working hard to provide solutions to meet a most pressing goal: preserving our way of life for our kids and grandkids.

ISIS will be wiped out.Just off the face of the earth. This is evil.

The federal government has been a proven failure in picking winners and losers in the energy sector.

We must protect the very things that make America so special - most certainly including our civil liberties. But we cannot do so without strong national security and a thoughtful and informed discourse.