The worst experience any majority can have is that you convene and you look around and nothing's ready to go.

Americans don't think we should be raising taxes on anybody, especially in the middle of a recession.

The bill that job creators and out-of-work Americans need us to pass is the one that ensures taxes won't go up - one that says Americans and small-business owners won't get hit with more bad news at the end of the year.

I think it is to the advantage of my state to have the opportunity to come to meetings occasionally and to vote in person, rather than just by proxy.

Public disclosure of campaign contributions and spending should be expedited so voters can judge for themselves what is appropriate.

I think it's not just Republicans who would like to see the Senate run differently. I think there are a reasonable number of Democrats as well.

After adding trillions to the debt on big-government policies most Americans didn't ask for and which we couldn't afford, Democratic leaders say they need more money, which they intend to take from small business, even though small businesses create the majority of new jobs.