I am a free market Republican. I am against subsidies, in most cases.

Whatever I want to be, I'll discuss with the president-elect [Donald Trump], because that's the best way to do it, not to create more rumors.

My major focus is national security because that's really what the president runs.

You want to do tax reductions, you want to do permanent tax reduction, reductions in spending. You've got to go out and explain it to the people, get them on your side and have them become the levers that you need in congressional relations.

The attacks of September 11th were intended to break our spirit. Instead we have emerged stronger and more unified.

I don't think anyone has campaigned much more than I have for Republican candidates, going back to 1998. I mean, I've been in 45 states on behalf of 200 candidates - all Republicans.

To be locked into partisan politics doesn't permit you to think clearly.