My hope is that we can put these results of the last election behind us and then we can look forward. Many of my Republican colleagues, conservative colleagues that just don`t trust the system. They don`t trust the media. They don`t trust…

Many of my Republican colleagues, conservative colleagues that just don't trust the system. They don't trust the media, they don't trust the election process, and that is a fundamental threat to our future existence and we have to overcome…

we must also unleash the strongest asset we have to deal with this worldwide problem of climate: the power of American ingenuity and innovation.

this is a problem that needs a solution. And I think working together is how we are going to get this done, Democrats, Republicans, and fundamentally as American citizens, as citizens of the world.

Social Security is going to become insolvent, and everyday Americans are going to hurt.

We have produced jobs. You cannot argue that fact: 493,000 manufacturing jobs added since the tax cut bill.

Does anyone disagree with the assertion that repealing the SALT cap will benefit the 1 percent?

But we can work through those disagreements through this open dialogue.

Our principles in this mission are simple: Long-term economic growth by encouraging work, not penalizing it; equal treatment for public servants; acting now to defend those future generations' benefits; and protecting the most vulnerable…

The time to act is now.

The difference, however, with the Majority is we can secure these benefits without tax increases.

I think what you are articulating and what your testimony to me represents is that we should take that impact into consideration as we discuss Social Security reform.

I argue that Social Security is actually a boon for job growth and entrepreneurship in this country.

As the Republican Leader of Social Security, I care deeply about ensuring Social Security is here today, here tomorrow, and here for generations to come.

Preexisting conditions will remain the law of the land.

Nuclear cleanup sites must be at the top of the priority list.

The unconventional nature of what this Administration is doing is something I applaud, and I have stood with, because I agree that we just cannot maintain the status quo, because, as to your point, this policy is unsustainable.

Addiction is that demon that knows no boundaries, in my humble opinion.

I come at this from a personal perspective, $110,000 worth of student loan debt when I completed my studies.

That is appalling in this day and age that we have got people in power abusing that power like that.

You all are hiding behind due process and saying that individuals can take their case to court.

I think what we are hearing here is a lot of rhetoric, a lot of politics. You know what? I am sick and tired of that.

The Tax Code has to be fixed.

we propose in the crisis, for the immediate short-term future, that students at these institutions will pay zero dollars for tuition, zero dollars.