"the Constitution, actually, is the powerful tool with which to solve the problems of our country."
"What we need is a simpler, fairer, and flatter tax code, so that everybody pays something."
"People--if they are not being held accountable, they do not want to be held accountable--and transparency is what holds them accountable."
"I have never heard of an Agency that said it had more than enough money."
"So, what you are really doing is fighting a dark force that does not want the American people to know what is going on up here."
"the question is--and my advice to the Committee is to look at the roles that the Federal Government has taken over that would be better and more efficiently done at the State level."
"the three Cs. Communicate and compromise, those are the secrets for a vibrant democracy."
"People worry to death about hearing from the IRS, thinking, 'Maybe my taxes were not right.'"
"The important thing is to restore the confidence in the country, in terms of what you are doing, why you are doing it, and how you are doing it."
"America does not trust you anymore--that is the truth--because they do not see the actions coming out of Congress that should be coming out."
"I think you ought to offend them all and I think you ought to do what is right."