The principle is that every member needs to represent their district.

Every member in Congress has a seat, and they deserve a seat at the table.

Power focuses on self-preservation; principle focuses on making ideas successful.

The key is - I'll say the key - number one, I pray every day.

If you push down that pyramid of power and spread out the base, every member gets a chance to file their bill and have it heard and file their amendment and have it heard, as opposed to the system that we have now, which closes out, closes down bills, limits debate, and so forth.

Principle says it's not who put forth an idea. It's not the position of the person who put forth an idea; it's not the longevity of the person or the party of the person. That's not what it is at all. In a power system, that's the way it works. But in a principle system, it's what it says.