American voters should understand that Congress will always find a way to spend every last dollar sent to Washington. Remember, politicians get votes by promising everything to everyone, always at the expense of some other invisible taxpayers. ...The federal government cannot maintain a budget surplus any more than an alcoholic can leave a fresh bottle of whiskey untouched in the cupboard.

I see this piece of legislation as essentially being a declaration of virtual war. It is giving the President tremendous powers to pursue war efforts against a sovereign nation. ...I think it is another example of a flawed foreign policy that we have followed for a good many decades.

War is never economically beneficial except for those in position to profit from war expenditures.

It’s not part of our Constitution to assume that we are the world’s policemen.

Because federal hate crime laws criminalize thoughts, they are incompatible with a free society.

Under the United States Constitution, the federal government has no authority to hold states "accountable" for their education performance...In the free society envisioned by the founders, schools are held accountable to parents, not federal bureaucrats.

One thing is clear: The Founding Fathers never intended a nation where citizens would pay nearly half of everything they earn to the government.