In 1997, I, along with 200 other young ophthalmologists formed the National Board of Ophthalmology to protest the American Board of Ophthalmology's decision to grandfather in the older ophthalmologists and not require them to recertify.

Every gun regulation that President [Barack] Obama has advocated for, California has already. And it didn't stop terrorism.

The power to tax and spend is restricted by the enumerated powers.

The only way to save Social Security is to raise the retirement age.

If I have a weakness, it's that I try to live by the rules. I try to live by the rules, no matter what they are, and I was brought up that way as a kid. Play by the rules.

We should not have the U.S. government buying stock in American industries - the financial industry or any other industry.

We had people coming to our Foreign Relations Committee and saying, "Oh, we need to arm the allies of Al Qaida." They are still saying this. It is a crazy notion. This is the biggest debate we should be having is is regime change a good idea; has it been a good idea.