The American people reject the idea of giving Washington a blank check to increase the debt limit.

The cost of energy is directly related to the cost of hiring workers and running a business.

We cannot tax the same people we expect to create jobs. That is a recipe for keeping people out of work.

As elected leaders, we must each recommit ourselves to work together toward putting our country on a prosperous, sustainable path and restoring America's promise as a land of opportunity.

When it comes to the president, we have to respect him, we have to protect him, and we have to correct him. And in my career, since he'd been on the national stage at least, I've had - I've always respected the president.

There are many ways of encouraging people to make life better other than joining a political party. Politics with a small 'p' isn't just about darkened committee rooms, endless meetings - it is about giving people the right to make decisions about our lives.

I'm at this point in my career where I'm trying to step away from the realm of fine arts, because I think it's a very exclusive, very restrictive place to be. What I want to be able to do is to change the lives of people with the same materials they deal with every day.

With participation in politics so low at the moment I think Christians should ensure their views are represented at all levels and not leave it to others.