I fear that we are drifting far from that concept of a Nation of laws and not of men, and reversing that to becoming a Nation of men and not of laws.

I think that is a misuse of that power. And that is why I believe that the people's voice should be heard.

In fact, the biggest expansion of entitlement spending up until that point since the Great Society, as I recall.

Is it correct that President Clinton dramatically decreased entitlement spending by signing the Welfare Reform Act?

The draft plan in question directly contravenes the authorization, and I am firmly against NPS taking any action that would limit public access and enjoyment of Yosemite.

Although hundreds of thousands of Japanese were killed by the deployment of these bombs, millions of Japanese and at least hundreds of thousands of American lives were saved by the deployment of these bombs.

Yosemite National Park is a national treasure that must be available for the American public to access and enjoy in the same manner that Americans have for decades.

Congress has acted. Congress has adopted a budget on schedule, but that process was supposed to begin with the president presenting one, and he did not.

Oh, I think not only enough to offset Secure Rural Schools payments, you wouldn't need Secure Rural Schools payments, because these communities would once again be economically thriving, thousands and thousands of families that are out of…

The austerity programs that work are those that reduce spending, which is what the House Republican budget does.

I don't want to set up unrealistic timelines that are not going to be possible to be met.

We have made progress on the economy, 36 months of job growth, 6.5 million private sector jobs, 14 straight quarters of GDP growth.