I think every state that gets more than what they send to Washington in the form of taxes should only get their fair share.

What we need to do here, instead of pointing fingers and demagoguing the issue, is to understand economics and appreciate where the real problem is.

That's why we need reform. Nobody knows. At least, I don't know. That's why we need earmark reform.

If you have been here long enough, then we're really going to work to find a way to make -- get -- get to citizenship. If you haven't been here very long, then let's work for a way to get you back.

Climate change is real. Its effects are being felt all over the world.

Voluntary measures are nice, but they're not being taken.

None of those things is the administration doing vigorously. I've never heard a single administration official say that this is a top priority.

When it requires the leadership of the administration, I think we can prove that development of alternate technologies can be a very profitable business.

It's not an Earthshaking or huge proposal, but it's an important one and it would be an important first step in trying to control the increase in greenhouse gases.

It's well known, because I was asked a direct question about my confidence in Secretary Rumsfeld, that I do not have confidence. But that does not mean that I'm calling for his removal, because that's what the president of the United…

Money taken from defense appropriations is -- still remains the highest number and still the most outrageous, because it diverts money from our national definition and the men and women who are -- who are serving and fighting and risking…

The conservative political agenda in the West is grounded in hoary stereotypes about the region and its people.

I know many in the media view this conference, at least in part, as a beauty contest for potential candidates for the Republican presidential nomination in '08. Well, you can see I'm no beauty. I'm older than dirt, I have more scars than…

While many of us may be blessed to live a longer life than he did, few us -- few of us -- few of us will ever live a better one.

Senator John McCain says he'll introduce legislation next week to move toward a la carte cable.

I think it was a smart move on the part of the Democrats.

I was pleased that he talked about the need for honesty and integrity in government. He talked about that. He also did bring up the so-called earmarking, which is the pork-barrel projects, and his opposition to it.

I really believe that if there's one proposal the president resonated outside the foreign policy issues is this dependency on foreign oil.