It seems that nearly every American either has a share of federal spending or has a close relative who does.

Money is becoming one of the most corrosive elements of politics.

My job as majority leader is be supportive of our troops, try to have input as decisions are made and to look at those decisions after they're made ... not to march in lock step with everything the president decides to do.

Government does best when it helps people help themselves. Human dignity is found not in a handout but in being able to do for one's self.

The vision of a nation formed from many different peoples bound together by a common love of freedom was staked out long before our lifetimes or even our parents' or grandparents' lifetimes.

Freedom is never easily won, but once established, freedom lasts, spreads and chokes out tyranny.

Racial discrimination does not always violate public policy.