This is the toughest time for Main Street America since 2008 that I have ever experienced.

Now more than ever a sound transparent monetary policy is needed to ensure our economy doesn't continue to underperform.

I am a Main Street guy. I am a car dealer back in Texas, and Main Street is hurting.

As you can tell, working on Fed reform is our mission, and our chairman is doing a great job of that.

I am proud to be serving with you this Congress and I look forward to a very productive year.

I oppose any troop reductions and fully support an additional pay raise also for our troops.

I have been dealing with these CRs and omnibuses now for many years.

But the proposed budget for State and foreign operations has rather draconian cuts.

The single most important duty for Congress is to provide for our national defense.

We need desperately a number that both sides have agreed to.

Our troops deserve to have the resources they need to be the very best in the world and to protect our country and our way of life.