Federal dollars and resources come with so much red tape that state and local experts can't use that funding for initiatives that are working the best or are most needed.
My Democratic colleagues, many of whom hold law degrees, should know better than to intentionally oversimplify court rulings to mislead the public and score political points.
One of the problems fundamental to health care in the United States is access and cost.
If the BDS Movement was isolated to a few tenured college outliers, that would be easy enough to handle. Unfortunately, it is not.
If we don't do a better job of getting illegal worker immigration policies in place, it's going to be a significant impediment to a number of industries.
Anybody who doesn't support the Republican nominee... is a RINO.
We need to tell the far-right and the far-left to go away and have people in the center solve the problem.
Any time you do tax reform, you really need to have a transition period.
As Speaker of the North Carolina House, I've proven I'm a problem-solver, balancing budgets, cutting wasteful spending, and providing teachers with historic pay raises.
The main opposition to Judge Gorsuch's confirmation comes from a handful of Democratic Senators who are using the playbook of far-left special interest groups, the same groups that routinely attack anyone who doesn't actively promote their agenda.
In politics, as in physics, every reaction is met with an equal and opposite reaction.
You can't put a gun in the hands of someone who represents a danger to themselves or society.
As the former state speaker of the North Caroline House of Representatives, I helped push two landmark bills that protected and expanded gun rights for citizens.
'Til such time that the U.S. produces a continuous supply of home-grown talent, I want U.S. visa programs that support people from abroad come into the country.
I believe that what we should do first and foremost is seal the border. The Republicans and Democrats have both failed on this issue for decades. And one of the reasons why is I don't think we have stabilized the problem by taking credible steps to seal the border. Then let's discuss what we do with the population who is illegally present.
A paperwork error can get you on the fly list. A name similar to someone else can get you on the fly list, so there's any number of opportunities where mistakes or abuses could probably put somebody in that horrible position of a government agency really clawing back your rights.
It is critical that special counsels have the independence and resources they need to lead investigations.
Fulfilling your promises is the easiest way to get elected, and breaking your promises is the easiest way to get fired.
Everyone knows that my key drivers to moving health care policies is improving access and reducing costs and improving outcomes.
I think the best way to fight your detractors is to produce positive results and not think about them, but think about winning the hearts and minds of North Carolinians - or Americans - on good policy.
