We all know that Social Security is one of this country's greatest success stories in the 20th century.

Tiger Woods and John Edwards had a better year than the stimulus bill.

We certainly will have a vote on proceeding to a bill to repeal Obamacare... it was a very large issue in the campaign. And, the reconciliation process does present an opportunity and we're reviewing that to see what's possible through reconciliation.

By their own admission, leaders of the Republican Revolution of 1994 think their greatest mistake was overlooking the power of the veto. They gave the impression they were somehow in charge when they weren't.

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

Forcing free market plans to compete with these government-run programs would create an unlevel playing field and inevitably doom true competition.

Where we are now is we have resolved the revenue issue and the question is what are we going to do about spending. I wish the president would lead us in this discussion rather than putting himself in a position of having to be dragged kicking and screaming to the table to discuss the single biggest issue confronting our future.