If all we do is strengthen our borders, or even strengthen the borders between Mexico and those countries, that will not solve the problem.

I think that is an expenditure we ought to figure out to get that made, and I would just urge you...

One of the things that Senator Grassley and I are working on is an effort to make sure that that directive, my wishes, actually goes with me to where I am receiving the health care.

The Affordable Care Act is not the answer, the be-all in terms of actually getting there.

Get the government out of my life.

If you had any idea the threats that our Nation faces from within and without on a daily basis, you would probably want the government to be in some ways more involved in your life.

I think we basically doubled the number of human beings we have between the ports of entry.

We have to find a way to come together in a bipartisan fashion to give all Americans the opportunity to get ahead.

We need to add more people at the ports of entry, not between the ports of entry.

the key for almost all of them to succeed is leadership.

the three keys to deficit reduction, if we are serious about it, are tax reform that makes more sense out of the tax code and actually produces some revenues for deficit reduction; entitlement reform that saves money and saves the programs…

this is a shared responsibility. This is a team sport, and we are part of the team.

Did we make enough progress? No, I do not think so. Did we make some progress? Yes, we did.

find out what works, do more of that.

It is really weird that we do these program provisions and bills and amendments, and instead of getting credit for saving money, it comes to us from CBO as an added cost, which just drives us crazy.

some day Democrats, we are going to be in the Minority. We will have a Republican President...

Two, we need tax reform that I believe generates some revenues.

I like to say--this is Albert Einstein speaking through me--in adversity lies opportunity.

there are still gaping holes in this Administration.

how can we do those things that are our responsibility more effectively and more efficiently.

I, from time to time, tell people who have quite a bit of money that they are going to have to pay some extra taxes if we are going to get the job done on deficit reduction.

health care costs were killing us. Unless we figured out how to get our arms around those, for the government and the private sector as well, it is going to do us in.

The Constitution mandates an explanation of where we spend our money and how we spend it.

I just do not want you to waste my money.

I do not care whether George W. Bush was the President or Barack Obama is the President...