"I have personally seen Ted Cruz stand up and fight on the issues that matter the most to conservatives, even when it wasn't popular in Congress."
"We must secure our borders and restore the rule of law, and more than anyone running, Ted Cruz has fought to make this nation secure while protecting our constitutional rights."
"The integrity of the federal procurement system needs to be protected so that the public has confidence in government contracts, and small businesses have every opportunity to compete."
"As threats emerge - from ISIS to Russia to the Iranian nuclear program - we need a president with the resolve to defend our country and not back down."
"I'm not in favor of any amnesty whatsoever."
"America is a collection of people from different races, religions, and backgrounds - that is part of what makes us great. But a common language is what brings all of those people together to form a community."
"Despite overwhelming support for the United States to adopt English as its official language, we have still not taken that important step."
"There is nothing out there that I have a grudge against or I have a problem with."
"There are programs that don't work."
"To keep something around just because it is already on the books, I think, is wrong."
"This is the people's money, and we need to use it on their priorities. Increasing the pay of members of Congress is not their priority."
"It's mystifying to me why the House leadership will not allow a straight up-or-down vote on a pay raise. I vote against every pay raise because taxpayers deserve better."
"Government does not create jobs, but it can help set the table for economic growth with the right policies."
"I have no preconceived notions of what SBA programs work or not."
"I worry about whether SBA programs are still doing what they are meant to do - support lenders who fund good business startups and good expansion plans."
"I want to take a close look at the SBA to see what works, what doesn't, what is duplicative, and what isn't even being utilized. We'll focus on what they do well and strengthen those areas."
"The significance and volume of repairs that are needed across the country demand that we give state and local governments the long-term certainty they need to effectively execute these projects."
"Although 95 percent of the world's market for products exists outside the U.S., many small firms do not have the resources and personnel to take advantage of these opportunities."
"Millions of people gave their lives fighting fascism and imperialism, but Pearl Harbor was the event that forever changed the course of human history."
"The fact that two-thirds of Americans who work at small businesses will see premium increases because of the health law is devastating news. This is one more in a long line of broken promises from President Obama and Washington Democrats."
"Small business is America's engine of job creation."
"The sky isn't falling. We're not going to have more meteors hit because of sequestration."
"Legitimate small businesses are put at a huge competitive disadvantage when bad actors lie about their small business status and don't play by the rules."
"We owe it to American taxpayers to make sure that contracts intended for small businesses go to small businesses."
"The VA does a lot of good things, but determining if a firm is a small business is not one of them."
