I think there is a perception today of a need for the U.S. to understand its own responsibilities and own up to them.

When it comes to Mexican drug cartels, there is too much at stake to allow us to be divided.

Guns are a serious problem. The fact that literally thousands of guns are flowing from the United States into Mexico every day is arming these drug cartels.

the problem of Mexican drug cartels would be a top priority.

I recognize the right of American citizens to defend themselves, to use guns legally for sporting and hunting.

Phoenix, my city, has become known as the kidnapping capital of the United States.

We have to really look at the source of this problem. It is our insatiable drug appetite, some 35 million users in the United States, that has created this problem and provides the money that is fueling these drug cartels and this violence.

The reintroduction and passage of a bill to regulate .50-caliber firearms under the National Firearms Act would go a long way in helping to reduce the number of assault weapons flowing into Mexico.

We have a responsibility, and to ignore it by saying, well, if we were not irresponsible, somebody else would be irresponsible, is cold comfort to people living in a country where 6,000 people were killed last year, mainly because of…

Over 6,200 people died in drug-related violence in Mexico last year.

I have a strong belief that the Obama administration should reinstitute it.

They deserve the same commitment from their Government as my grandparents received.

So small businesses are not only job generators, they're also at the heart of the American dream.

This is a corporation that finds itself in financial distress due to recklessness and greed. Under these circumstances, it's hard to understand how derivative traders at AIG warranted any bonuses, much less $165 million in extra pay.

Small businesses are not only job generators. They're also at the heart of the American dream.

We have a very strong friendship between the two countries, but we can always make it stronger.

No parent should have to worry that their child is going to get sick from their lunch.

If we are keeping focused on all the fundamentally sound aspects of our economy, all the outstanding companies, workers, all the innovation, and dynamism in this economy, then we're going to get through this. And I'm very confident about…