I know how it feels when you're coming into a new situation, that the other guys won the election.

Given the scope of these programs, it's understandable that many would be concerned about issues related to privacy. But what's difficult to understand is the motivation of somebody who intentionally would seek to warn the nation's enemies of lawful programs created to protect the American people. And I hope that he is prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.

America is about to turn the page on Barack Obama's four-year experiment in big government.

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

For everybody who thinks it's warming, I can find somebody who thinks it isn't.

We have a debt the size of our economy, which makes us look a lot like Greece.

It is a statement to the obvious, however, that [Barack] Obama - of Obamacare - is the President of the United States, so I don't want people to have [unrealistic] expectations about what may actually become law with Obama - of Obamacare - in the White House. But we intend to keep our commitment to the American people.