I had the kind of family where I was told it was my job to study. They would work out the finances.

Efforts following 9/11 were important. They set a tone. They reminded those who might be tempted to take out their anger on an entire community that such actions were wrong.

We are a nation built on principles of freedom, and high on the list of freedoms is freedom of religious expression.

As a former prosecutor, I will always be on the side of the law and not any particular constituency.

The principle that needs to be used to guide the spending is, 'How successful is the program?'

I think it's important that we eliminate regulations that are not serving a useful purpose.