We don't have to apologize for American exceptionalism or western values.

Armed and law-abiding citizens are a greater deterrent to violent crime than 1,000 laws passed by Congress.

I'll work every day to try to make Washington, D.C., as inconsequential in your life as I can.

It is through states that the American people get the job done every day, often in spite of a deeply flawed bureaucratic federal government.

America needs jobs, smaller government, less spending and a president with the courage to offer more than yet another speech.

The liberals think government exists to fix what's wrong with America. They find fault with our Constitution, our economic model and our core values. We disagree with the premise of their argument. We believe there's nothing wrong with America that an extra dose of freedom won't cure.

It's a Tenth Amendment issue. If you want Washington, if you want to implement their standards, that's your call... We certainly had higher standards than Common Core, so it was a very easy decision for Texans, myself and the legislature included, to basically say we still believe that Texans know how to best run Texas.