Quite frankly, I think nothing could do more to immediately bolster national security then enabling us to produce more oil and gas here at home at a price consumers could afford.

Thank God the economy is not as bad as you read in the newspaper every day.

It's not fair to say that people who work with their head or with their hands ought to pay taxes, but people who earn their living with capital ought not to.

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.

I did not come to Washington to be loved, and I have not been disappointed.

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

I love Texas because Texas is future-oriented, because Texans think anything is possible. Texans think big