Our work is before us. It cannot be passed to future legislatures and must not be passed to future generations. May we boldly seize the moment with singular unity. And may we build a Texas of unlimited possibility.

We do not have to accept our current circumstances. We will change them. We are Americans. That's what we do.

It's time to bring tough medicine to Washington. No longer will policy be set by K Street, it will be dictated by Main Street.

How does the richest country in the history of the world fail to pay its bills?

We find ourselves in what I consider to be the most challenging, difficult, threatening time since World War II because of this War on Terror.

If you cheat on your wife, you'll cheat on your business partner.

As Americans, we realize that there is no taxpayer money that wasn't first earned through the sweat and toil of one of our citizens.