Our state government and the bureaucratic agenda is swallowing up the entrepreneurial energy that we need in this state to thrive.

The state is paying Bostwick (Irrigation District) $2.5 million to purchase water. The governor is doing it so he can look good. A better use of $2.5 million would be putting it into engineering and infrastructure.

I have a huge amount of respect for Mr. Osborne. But I am the only guy who is going to fight for economic development because I want the tax load to go down.

What we found is that on every income level, you can move to South Dakota and your taxes are cut in half. You can move to Wyoming and save a third.

What I'd like to be able to do is find out who the criminals are and ship them out.

We need some tough love in the system. If you're a parent who's drug-addicted, you lose a great deal of your rights. If you're abusive, you lose all your rights. We need to honor foster parents.