I think people all across the country want us to secure the border and make sure that terrorists are not coming into our country.

We ought to make sure that people coming here ought to be vetted and that we secure this federal border.

There's a general understanding amongst, I think, most people in this country that whether or not you have a preexisting condition, it's not your fault, and you shouldn't be discriminated against in healthcare policy.

We had eight years of Barack Obama depleting our military, ignoring a lot of the threats around the world.

I had the good fortune to be able to take a course with Margaret Mead. I had a fabulous art course, where it was explained to me that nothing exists in a vacuum, that everything is a result of the period in which it's done - the economics, the sociology, the politics, all sewn together. That was a very important lesson.

When I was first elected to the House in 2006, it was important to me to send a clear message to the people of NY-20: I wanted to be a representative for the people and shed some light on their government, so I became the first member of Congress to post my schedule, my financial disclosures and my earmark requests all online.

American democracy is spoiled by people buying everything in sight and then selling and buying everything in sight, including our politicians.

Limited government, low taxes, controlled spending and debt, and a restrained regulatory environment make Texas work.