I'm a conservative. I believe in the idea of freedom and liberty, but more importantly, look at my voting background. I voted against bailing out Wall Street. I voted against, never voted for, a tax increase.

My family was not Republicans. I'm the youngest. I came to this party based upon choice.

I believe the Constitution matters: that it's not just a few pieces of paper.

I believe you can work with anybody.

What you really want to do is sit down and find a place that you can control government spending and raise more revenue.

Most accountants will tell you the majority of small businesses run as an S Corporation.

Small business creates more jobs than large corporations.

We're going to have to control the spending of government.

I started a deli when I was 19 years old. Kevin O's. The sandwiches at Kevin O's were a little like Subway before Subway - fresh baked bread. My best seller was turkey with cream cheese and artichoke hearts. I just made it up.

My wife Judy and I have two kids: Connor, 17, and Meghan, who is 14. My wife and I no longer worry about what we become - we are worried about what our children become.

Energy is the issue I care most about.

Many times, the Senate talks of things and never gets anything through.

I believe any time that both parties are talking, it's a good thing.

I think it's undignified if you don't do your job.

Many times, we spend so much time on policy, but we don't explain how the policy affects and makes the heart even grow bigger. And I think that's a place that we have to look inside.

I'm on record saying nothing about immigration until we secure the borders. The borders are not secure.

After hearing from my colleagues, I have decided to run for Speaker of the House. Let's work together to make a difference for our country.

If elected Speaker, I promise you that we will have the courage to lead the fight for our conservative principles and make our case to the American people. But we will also have the wisdom to listen to our constituents and each other so that we always move forward together.

For years now, long before I became House majority leader, I have been passionate about foreign affairs because I believe that anyone who leads in Washington must appreciate the significance of America's role in providing for global security and prosperity.

I met with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel, visited our allies in the Arab Gulf, traveled to Tunisia and Iraq, met with President Petro Poroshenko in Ukraine, and visited our allies in Germany, France, and the United Kingdom.

If Russia wants to use energy as a weapon against our friends and allies, let's use our resources to set them free.

The simple truth is that the implementation of Obamacare has hurt Americans and their health care more than it has helped.

The facts are clear. Obamacare is failing the American people.

In addition to billions in new 'stimulus' spending that our country can't afford, the Geithner plan also contains billions in tax increases on small and family-owned businesses while protecting the tax preferences of wealthy, multinational corporations.

Small businesses already struggle to compete with big businesses that enjoy the luxury of a tax code filled with corporate loopholes.

As any small business owner knows, starting a business is not glamorous work.

Together, we can create something new, something bold, and something to act as a check and balance to Washington's out-of-touch agenda.

As conservatives, we know our principles, and we also know the best ideas do not always come from Washington.

I believe in a free market of ideas and not shying away from debate.

In Washington, we've seen enough tax hikes, government takeovers, bailouts, and other big government solutions under Speaker Pelosi's control.

It's not easy for the average family to ensure that their child receives a quality education. And the federal government is not making it any easier.

Working at a restaurant is a tough gig.

Life in the restaurant business can provide a start in the working world for young people or a stable living for many Americans and their families.

Servers make very little in regular wages and largely rely on tips to pay the bills and budget for weeks ahead.

For restaurants that have a minimum gratuity charge on large groups, the IRS will now count those tips as regular wages rather than traditional tips that we are all familiar with when we dine out. Ask any server, and they will tell you that this will directly affect their day-to-day lifestyle.

Every American, whether Democrat or Republican, agrees that job creation and affordable energy will be crucial to our economic turnaround.

Keystone will deliver 830,000 barrels of oil per day from Canada, North Dakota, and Montana to Gulf Coast refineries.

Despite support from a majority of Americans, a majority of the House of Representatives, and a majority of the Senate, Keystone XL is stuck - stalled by special-interest politics.

Fortunately, there is a project that will create jobs, provide direct investment in our economy, and move us closer to our longstanding goal of becoming energy independent: the Keystone XL pipeline.

When gross public debt exceeds 90 percent of GDP, economic growth tends to decline considerably.

I don't want to become Washington.

Peace comes through strength, not through retreat.

Politically correct speech will not defeat the enemy.

How we fund transportation in this country is broken. You all pay a gasoline tax, right? Well, cars go farther, we get electric cars, and so on. And then we do more with the money than just build roads. We do bike lanes and mass transit.

Reagan was president and had Democrats control the House and Senate, and they reformed the tax code. Clinton was president, and he had Newt Gingrich and Bob Dole; they reformed welfare and balanced the budget.

I don't view myself as a team manager, but a team captain. I'm part of the team, but everybody else as well.

I'm willing to fight, but I want to fight to win.

Too many people in Washington care about power institutions, not caring about changing the lives of everyday Americans.

We know Africa does not have the same medical treatments as we do.

We have the best-trained military in the world.