There is no ground on which House Republican leaders should compromise until Democrats are finally ready to give up their spending addiction.

I've heard enough of Democrats claiming a balanced approach.

It is foolish for Republicans to continue opening the door to job-killing tax hikes while Democrats refuse to explain how they propose to reform mandatory spending - mostly entitlements - that makes up almost two-thirds of the federal budget.

The people who come across the border are hard-working family people. They have great values, and that's all well and good but they are also very, very consistent Democrat voters.

We know that terrorism is going to happen in the future, and we need to be prepared for it.

For nearly a century, Republican-controlled Houses held the line on tax rates, a Republican coup de pointe to Democratic tax-increase parries.

Here's the question for my fellow Republicans: Do we want to be the first-ever GOP House majority to raise federal marginal income tax rates?

Public servants should always be accountable and responsible for what they are advocating, and I challenge the American people to demand this from their representatives.

If members of Congress believe so strongly that government-run health care is the best solution for hard working American families, I think it only fitting that Americans see them lead the way.

I want to see the farm piece passed, but the nearly a trillion dollars in SNAP spending for food stamps is way too much.