I've never understood the allure of putting your name on a building that was built with taxpayers' money.

I really do feel like I'm doing what the people that elected me in the first place wanted me to do. I'm not doing it in the same fashion they thought, or that I thought, when I ran for office in 2010. But I will be doing what they wanted me to do, and that is to try to fix Washington.

You can provide better services for less if you get the federal government out of the way.

Let's talk about after-school programs generally. They're supposed to be educational programs, right? And that's what they're supposed to do; they're supposed to help kids who can't - who don't get fed at home, get fed so that they do better at school. Guess what? There's no demonstrable evidence they're actually doing that.

Typically in a panic, corporate bonds sell off as investors fear weaker growth, tighter financial conditions, or need liquidity.

My mom ending up passing away, and I got really depressed and didn't have money for therapy, and so I started doing standup to cope with my mom's death.

When you have a kid, money matters.

In fact, the confidence of the people is worth more than money.