"I am a very strong advocate of federalism."
"I have long opposed taxing the Internet."
"I greatly associate myself with comments that were made about the extraordinary innovation that has occurred in e-commerce."
"I don't think Congress should be in the business of picking winners and losers."
"If we didn't do this, I am afraid we would end up like Greece and nobody would pay their taxes."
"I believe the moratorium on Internet taxation has been prudent and I have strongly supported it."
"I will be circulating a letter addressed to the Administrator of USAID, Dr. Shah or Mr. Shah, urging that he not provide foreign aid to China."
"There is a tremendous disconnect between a foreign policy establishment that runs our foreign policy and the American people who pay for it."
"We are borrowing money from China to give it to China to do stuff that the Chinese don't think is important enough to pay for."
"The idea that we would give foreign aid to China is an insult to the American taxpayer and shows an incredible lack of understanding of the new world by anyone who would suggest it."
"Got to tell you, this administration hasn't sought to transcend the politics of Washington, D.C. This has been the my way or the highway administration."