...we will not grant amnesty to illegal aliens in this Congress or, hopefully ever again. We did that once. Everybody said it was a one time deal. We were to never do it again. The problem with doing it was we reward people who violated the law. We reward people who came into the country illegally.

You just hear this constant whining, complaining about a loss of competitiveness, America in decline

Government is not the generator of economic growth; working people are.

I look at subprime lending and I see the American dream in action.

We have benefited greatly from the globalization of the economy in the last 30 years.

Running for president must be like having babies. You have to forget what it was like the last time before you want to do it again.

I think in the end we will have negotiations with the House. They don't have any incentive for a long, drawn-out trial. We'll have negotiations with the White House. Despite all their threats they are going to have a prolonged defense. The reality is they are the driving force behind getting this over quickly.