The way we start controlling health care costs is we reconnect the consumer of the product with the payment of the product.

I have a great deal of faith in individuals, in local governments, State governments, local teachers, school administrators.

We are a compassionate society. I think all Americans want a strong social safety net.

I do believe that deficit reduction is a children's issue and something that is very important.

Because we do not have the money to fund them.

You think this implementation is working? James Hoffa, the National Treasury Employees Union, they are not quite agreeing with you on that.

I do not think the Federal Government is particularly good at predicting what this is going to be.

The Affordable Care Act is going to have a total government takeover of the health care system to disastrous results, is that not true?

We have enticed our children to incur collectively $1 trillion of debt in higher education.

I just kind of have a common-sense notion that the way you really strengthen the middle class is have a strong economy, and you have businesses that have the incentive to risk their capital.

I just want to ask any member of the panel, is there any tax increase that you know of that helps our economy grow or keeps us competitively globally?