I'm not philosophically opposed to raising the retirement age... I accept the fact that I may have to raise my retirement age for that.

Voters should be assured that I absolutely do not support raising the retirement age for Social Security.

I am philosophically opposed to raising the retirement age. I misspoke and said I was not philosophically opposed.

I would not vote to raise the retirement age to 70 because there are just too many Americans that work hard all their lives and just simply physically couldn't work until they are 70.

Washington is out of control, and it's time for Texans to stand up and stop them.

If you look at history we've had since I've been in office, in an environment where we haven't had earmarks, we've still been able to get tens of millions of dollars for McLennan County.

I would never criticize a federal judge, particularly if I had a court case in front of him, but you would certainly never, ever criticize them based on their ethnic background.

What I'd like to see Donald Trump do is start talking about his vision for leading the country and the policies that he would propose that would help hardworking American families who have struggled through the last few years and then also to differentiate himself from Hillary Clinton.

Chet Edwards votes for every bailout and against ending any bailout!

I've never said anything about privatizing Social Security.

If a country like Chile can fix its social security system, there is no reason a country as great as the United States... can't fix our Social Security system.

Someday, somehow, the leadership of Planned Parenthood will have to answer for their callous disregard of the sanctity of human life. In the meantime, I am relieved that the Bryan abortion facility has gone out of business.

Let me tell you what changed my mind: it was when Donald Trump picked Mike Pence to be his running mate. I was convinced that Donald Trump knew exactly what he was doing, and he knew that was rounded out the ticket in many ways.

I cannot avoid forgiving everybody that threw a brick at me during my various campaigns, so I think it's important for all of us to bury that and say, 'OK, we need to look forward' - we've got to move forward from 'never Trump' to 'never Hillary.'

I campaigned on being a collaborative leader.

By trying to advance the perfect conservative solution, nobody wins.

I think the comments about me being a shill for leadership are beyond the pale.

My gut tells me that the Supreme Court will rule the subsidies to be illegal, and therefore, Obamacare will fail.

I haven't done things publicly to hurt conservatives.

I have disagreements with leadership, I have disagreements with the speaker, but I have those one-on-one.

If they're committed to the mission statement of the RSC, they're going to be happy with me as their chair. If they're committed to another vision, then they may not be happy with me.

The good thing about Cruz is we know who he is today, and we'll know exactly who he'll be in the White House.

We don't know who Donald Trump is.

We do have our challenges. Some things don't always work right in Washington, and the anger you see from the electorate, I think, is a reflection of what's not working right.

We're facing an enemy today in the Islamic State that knows no national boundaries. It doesn't have a moral code of conduct.

Obama is not Bill Clinton. I don't think he's willing to let conservatives have any victories at all.

All of those loan programs that the federal government administers have flaws.

My family came from Spain in 1725, and if people want to consider me Hispanic, they can, but I didn't advertise that way, and I'm an American first.

Our family is fortunate to have a well-documented history in a book titled 'The Flores Family - 1725 to 1963' by James F. Padgett.

I will never support amnesty legislation because it will not work.

We still have a First Amendment that protects your business and free speech.

I think we can create an environment where America can kind of get back on its economic feet.

I think it's long overdue, and I believed that Doris Miller should have been honored a long time ago.

It is my plan to lead the RSC as a member-driven organization which puts forth positions developed through member participation and dialogue consistent with the RSC's mission and the U.S. Constitution.

It is important that we take full advantage of the RSC's size, character and the passion of its members to advance our conservative agenda in order to restore America to the 'shining city on a hill' that Ronald Reagan envisioned.

You won't find any volatile quotes out in the press where I've run the team down publicly.

If our goal is to provide health care to our veterans, why does it need to be in the bricks and mortar of bureaucracy of the VA? Why can't you give them an insurance card and let them go to a health care provider of their choice?

When you look at all of the conservative groups in town and across the country, we all agree on the same things. Where we sometimes get into a disagreement is over the tactics to get to the endpoint.

My goal is to be the tough negotiator but... not to air differences through press releases.

It's better to negotiate behind closed doors than it is to be out throwing rocks at one another in the public square.

It is indefensible that IRS Commissioner Koskinen has not been held accountable for failing to meet his legal obligations. This is exactly what the American people are tired of when they say that our government is on the wrong track.

The ability of Texas Republicans to be effective in Congress is based on having at least 218 Republicans in the House.

If you read the Senate rules, there are provisions where the Senate parliamentarian can be overridden.

Concealed handgun licenses contain all of the identifying information required by the TSA. It is time they recognize these licenses as acceptable forms of identification.

The Nondiscriminatory Transportation Screening Act provides a commonsense approach for the TSA to update its policies on permissible verifying documents.

The requirements to obtain a concealed license are similar and often times stricter than that of obtaining a standard ID card.

I apologize to those of you I offended for coming out against the Ex-Im Bank. I'm not changing my mind on it, but I just wanted to let you know I apologize for that.

Rule of law has prevailed over Obama's unconstitutional executive overreach.

I don't have all the answers, so my goal is to make sure that the 180-some odd members of the RSC each have a seat at the table where we can talk about their vision.

I don't think 'nothing' is a good option.