“From blood banking to the modern subway, from jazz to social justice, the contributions of African Americans have shaped and molded and influenced our national culture and our national character.”

Personal savings accounts to me are one of the most powerful things, not necessarily in saving, solvency, or bankruptcy of the program, but in guaranteeing, the words I used a few minutes ago, a safe and secure retirement for our seniors.

America has the best doctors, the best nurses, the best hospitals, the best medical technology, the best medical breakthrough medicines in the world.

[I support] term limits for career politicians and the death penalty for career politicians.

It is very important that the president thematically shows where we’re going in terms of the vision and an agenda.

The United States has put more money on HIV, AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis than any country in the world and it’s having an impact real quick.

The number one killer of children in Rwanda is malaria. Since the United States of America stood up and working with Rwandans, we have been able to cut those deaths by two-thirds.

Space offers extraordinary potential for commerce and adventure, for new innovations and new tests of will. As Americans, we can’t help but reach for the stars. It’s our nature. It’s our destiny.

We have determined enemies who will use any means available to take the lives of as many Americans as possible.

Voluntary personal savings accounts would enable future retirees to harness the power of the marketplace when saving for their retirements.

We are a strong, robust, and prosperous nation. Optimism is the essence of our success. It drives our creativity and emboldens our entrepreneurial spirit. It is what makes us invest in the future and accomplish our highest aims.

Education brings about opportunity, and in turn inspiration.

Sound science must be a basis to governing our trade relations around the globe.

I believe that marijuana is a dangerous drug and that there are less dangerous medicines offering the same relief from pain and other medical symptoms.

The enemies of freedom will not prevail.

When we talk about safety and security of the American people, politics falls aside pretty quickly.

Every child should have the opportunity to receive a quality education.