We need to repeal and replace Obamacare. It is the largest tax in U.S. history, has proven to be a job-killer, and has driven up the cost of healthcare.

I grew up castrating hogs on an Iowa farm, so when I come to Washington, I'll know how to cut pork.

I do have reason to believe there were weapons of mass destruction in Iraq.

I have a beautiful little Smith & Wesson, 9 millimeter, and it goes with me virtually everywhere.

You just need the freedom to dream big and a whole lot of hard work.

You don't need to come from wealth or privilege to make a difference.

What's right for New York or California, is not necessarily right for Iowa.

In the U.S. Senate, in the short term we need to reduce the tax burden on hard working individuals, families, and small businesses.

I worked the morning biscuit line at Hardee's.

In the Iowa senate, I helped pass the largest tax cut in state history - returning over four billion dollars in savings and putting more money back in the pockets of hard-working Iowa families.

As a soldier and combat veteran, I believe American military forces should only be used in the defense and furtherance of our nation's vital interests.

my first recommendation to people in charge of science education is, more money for public libraries and museums. Public libraries and museums ought to be as common as schools.

The mole rat is the only rodent born without a fur coat. With a good lawyer, someone would pay for that little oversight.

If you are smart, you never retire. You may retire from that job you have had for many years, but you will pick up another career for yourself of some type.

I am a person of high energy. That, and I sit down and I write when I get an idea - I put other things aside.

The impact of NCDs is not only affecting the urban populations but also rural poor. This is compounding the basic problem of poverty.

God defend me from myself.

I grew up in a suburb of Ohio, in a small town, and I resonated with that small-town feeling where everybody knows your business.

Mercy often inflicts death.

Evolution is your solution.