Businessman

So many of our businesses rely on green card holders - how are we supposed to attract these people if they think they'll be detained at the airport if they go abroad for a wedding or just to show their baby to relatives?

In the past, leaders of both parties have been able to reach across the partisan divide. They succeeded by retaining their own humanity and recognizing the same in their political opponents.

When we came to this country, unfortunately, my father lost his job, and we were this close to destitution. We were put on food stamps. We were put in public housing.

In some ways, political decency is a sign of a healthy democracy, but in other ways, it is the cause of it.

I strongly support screening all visitors and potential immigrants thoroughly to prevent bad actors from entering the country.

Ultimately, much of the dysfunction in Congress is due to the impact of big money, which drowns out the voices of working families and leads to the special treatment of special interests.

I will not stand for any tax increase for middle class or working Americans. There is no way I will support that.

I was always a little skeptical of how voters would react to my name.

In my experience, union leaders are respected by their members.

We have numerous mandirs, gurudwaras, and mosques in my Congressional district and all across the U.S.

When we came to this country, unfortunately, my father lost his job, and we were this close to destitution. We were put on food stamps. We were put in public housing.

Working with a Republican co-sponsor, Rep. Glenn Thompson of Pennsylvania, I introduced a bill to strengthen our nation's career and technical education programs and more closely align them with the needs of local businesses and industries.

As the president of a cutting-edge research and development firm, I deal with the development of solutions to long-term national security and renewable energy problems every day and will bring this same perspective to Congress.

America works best when we work together to expand the circle of inclusion.

We should never waive the checks on government spending that taxpayers deserve.

We cannot afford to balance the budget on the backs of America's middle class and seniors and must do what it takes to strengthen Social Security and Medicare, including enabling the government to negotiate the price of prescription drugs.

We need to invest in our crumbling infrastructure to create jobs and remain economically competitive.

The American people need to know if public servants are operating in the best interests of the United States or the Kremlin.

As the president of a cutting-edge research and development firm, I deal with the development of solutions to long-term national security and renewable energy problems every day and will bring this same perspective to Congress.

When the norm is decency, other virtues can thrive: integrity, honesty, compassion, kindness, and trust.