More that members of Senate know about Medicaid, in many ways, the harder it is to make that final decision, because you have got so much information, and you know how many other things are impacted here by one decision here that, five decisions later, has made a big difference in somebody's life.

You are more committed to things that you give money to - whether it is a church or a politician.

I'm very much inclined to be a next-chapter guy instead of a last-chapter guy.

I think one of the lessons we should have learned from what's happened with the current plan is that there is insurance coverage, but there is not really, many times, access to health care. If you have these high deductibles, there is every - there is a disincentive to get the policy, because you would have to pay another - I think the average of deductible policies on the individual market.

It's not long-term debt if the money is immediately paid back.

I think the Tea Party has brought important issues to the table.

I was the first Blunt ever elected to anything.