We are short-term thinkers, not long-term, and we have created tons of problems because of that.

Eighty-five percent of them know we are not doing our job, and the fact is we make a political calculation rather than a character calculation about the future of our country.

If we want to solve it, we can solve these problems; we don't have to have a fight with the President.

I think this committee does a great job, whether it is led by a Democrat or Republican.

I think tax reform is something that we need to do.

I would much rather negotiate with you, Congressman Cummings, than I would the Chinese.

What we ought to be doing for our veterans, we promised them health care. Give them a card.

Give them the freedom that they fought for.

job training money from Washington is spent to keep the people employed in job training working, not training people for new jobs in Oklahoma.

Not one major thing was done off their report last year, except what Virginia Fox did in terms of consolidating some 35 work and job training programs.

It would be a guess. It is an educated guess, but I would imagine we have $15 to $18 worth of speculation in the price of oil.