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.
