I do believe, in the long term, we will either get back to the principles that built America or we lose this country. And I'm an optimist.

You have a right to have a feather duster. If anyone breaks in, you can make sure they're really clean as they're robbing your house.

A lot of my colleagues actually yell and curse at each other. I don't do that.

Every dollar not spent is another dollar you have to reach the voters and convey a message.

On his [Marco Rubio] Gang of Eight bill, he would have liberalized immigration, but he did not - and he steadfastly opposed any new border security requirements for refugees or students.

What I put forward was an amendment that would have temporarily halted immigration from high-risk terrorist countries, but would have started it up, but I wanted them to go through Global Entry, which is a program where we do background checks.

I introduced legislation in the Senate that I believe is more narrowly focused at the actual threat, which is radical Islamic terrorism, and what my legislation would do is suspend all refugees for three years from countries where ISIS or Al Qaida control substantial territory.