I grew up in rural Arizona. My dad ran a general store. I grew up learning to do more with less. And I have been saying, you know, Washington needs to do the same.

By boosting oversight and accountability, we can empower the VA in its core mission of helping the men and women who have served our country.

I will not support efforts that kill jobs in my district and lack provisions for responsibly transitioning us toward a clean-energy economy.

I have always been an independent voice for the folks in my district.

I believe we must protect Medicares guaranteed benefit, and I will oppose any effort to dismantle Medicare and turn it into a voucher system.

In Congress, I was a relentless advocate for fiscal responsibility.

Gabby Giffords was a mentor of mine in the state Legislature and also in Congress.

When millions of Americans are tightening their belts, folks have the right to expect their elected officials to do the same.

I grew up learning to do more with less.

We need to find a balance between protecting our local economies while pursuing the longer-term goal of producing clean, affordable and reliable power.

To have risked so much in our efforts to mold nature to our satisfaction and yet to have failed in achieving our goal would indeed by the final irony. Yet this, it seems, is our situation.

Think big: Universe is a village, a small place! When you think big, all will get smaller!

I don't care a hang for any cat that hasn't stripes.

In the practice of tolerance, one's enemy is the best teacher.

The arts are the one thing that appeal right across all forms of politics, race, creed - everything.

I do not care for socially recognizable success. I only value that success which I can feel within me, which satisfies me, and which basically stems from self-knowledge.

When you've come face-to-face with the dark side of the school yard, life doesn't hold many surprises.

I'm going to do everything I can to restore trust and build back those bonds between the police and communities.

The information that is passed from person to person and from generation to generation is the primary factor that gives humans a competitive advantage over other animals.

Republicans are being loyal to their donors. They're being loyal to the paymasters, if you will. And it's squandering an opportunity.