The United States faces structural employment problems because of the long-term effects of globalization and technology. This was only exacerbated by the Great Recession.

Globalization has redefined the competition for employment and incomes in the United States. Tradeoffs will have to be made between the two.

If we have any problems, it's always with the government of the United States.

It is time, as a matter of pride, as well as a matter of national security, for the United States of America to lead the world in the energy revolution, and not lag behind Japan or Germany

I saw how different life was on different sides of the same city. I saw the fear in the eyes of people who were not free. I saw the gratitude of people toward the United States for all that we had done. I felt goosebumps as I got off a military train and heard the Army band strike up "Stars and Stripes Forever."

Everybody pursues their national interests. The only one who gets blamed for it is the United States.