Big, expensive government is not the answer for people without disabilities, nor is it for those with.
Despite the fact that important measures such as the Americans with Disabilities Act passed only with crucial Republican support, the public - and the community of disability advocates - normally identifies this issue with the Democratic party.
The idea that just because you are a woman you should be supporting Hillary Clinton I think is false. There is a broad base of political views.
I think it is important that we respect that women have different political views.
Gender discrimination has no place in our workforce.
Our goal as Republicans is to ensure gender discrimination ends once and for all, and to also help guarantee those who want to remain in the workforce and continue their careers aren't hindered by clunky, outdated regulatory structures that penalize them for making that choice.
As the highest-ranking Republican woman in the U.S. House of Representatives and the mom of two daughters, I believe if we're serious as a nation about empowering every American to pursue his or her own dreams, then true cases of gender discrimination need to be confronted.
It came down to the AHCA or the continued disaster of Obamacare, which was an easy choice. The AHCA is a major improvement, because a federal one-size-fits-all approach to health care isn't the answer.
At each point of our process to repeal Obamacare, we have not lost sight of our responsibility to the most vulnerable in our communities. Safety nets and protections are important and must be maintained for those who need them most.
When Obamacare was introduced, Republicans and Democrats knew the status quo wasn't working. But Republicans rejected the notion that to help 2 million people with preexisting conditions get access to care, we needed a 2,000-page bill that transformed one-sixth of the economy.
We must remember that although we come from different backgrounds and ideologies, we're all part of this great experiment in self-governance. We're all united by common values of liberty, justice, and equality of opportunity, even if we don't always agree on how to achieve them.
Reveling in our opponents' missteps and losses drags us down as a country and diminishes our potential as people.
Division stifles progress and prevents good ideas - no matter their source - from being heard and considered.
It's going to take every American playing on the same team - and everyone trying to be the best version of themselves - to make America great.
That is what we stand for - for an America that is every bit as compassionate as it is exceptional.
We believe in a government that trusts people and doesn't limit where you finish because of where you started.
You want to do everything you can so your child has every tool to succeed.
I've always believed in equal pay for equal work.
I do see women voters shifting to the Republican Party and doing so significantly. And the issue that's doing this is the fear the federal government will prevail in making the Affordable Health Care Act permanent law and how that will hurt small businesses.
I've lived the American dream. I was born and raised on the farm, first in my family to graduate from college. I spent 13 years working in our family business.
