What we do know is that the American people, regardless of how they feel about the abortion issue, don't think that taxpayer money ought to be used to pay for abortions.

We [Democrats] are looking for things that we think would make a difference, improve the country, and enjoy some bipartisan support.

As the leader of the Republicans what I'm telling that we elected the president to be president. It's time for him to step up to the plate and lead us in the direction of reducing our excessive spending.

It just doesn't occur to an American that someone else will solve their problems. Americans take pride in solving problems for themselves. And if we fail, we get back up and try again. It's what we do. It's who we are.

We hear the stories every day now: the father who puts on a suit every morning and leaves the house so his daughter doesn't know he lost his job, the recent college grad facing up to the painful reality that the only door that's open to her after four years of study and a pile of debt is her parents'. These are the faces of the Obama economy.

It's important to remember that some of our best sources in the war against radical Islamic terrorism are Muslims, both in America and overseas.

All Citizens United did was to level the playing field for corporate speech. We now have, I think, the most free and open system we've had in modern times.