I have allowed the president to pick his political appointees…But I will not sit quietly and let him shred the Constitution.

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

Our legislative victory - an end to earmarks.

There was a conservative consensus for an amendment I put forward called Trust, But Verify that would have strengthened border security on both refugees, students and those coming here. And Marco sided and I guess was more sympathetic to Chuck Schumer and to the president than he was to conservative principles.

I've thought for some time that the answer to a lot of problems in the Middle East, including Iran, include an active role with Russia. And I think, in some ways, we've taken show votes in the U.N. that are guaranteed to failure before we take them.

Whether or not regime change is a good idea or a bad idea. I don't think because I think the regime change was a bad idea it means that Hussein was necessarily a good idea.

I don't think I've ever used the word 'gay rights,' because I don't really believe in rights based on your behavior.