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I would be able to provide a different perspective and act independently of the Government in the decisions that have to be made by the President.

I've developed several serious policy proposals to create jobs, reform Washington and reduce spending.

I would provide more opportunities for the kids of urban communities to go to school and learn trades - to get more jobs to take care of their families.

I don't want to come to Washington to be just another vote. I want to lead on issues that are important.

As president, I'm committed to making Washington work better and rebuilding the trust of the people who sent us here.

We need a smaller, leaner Washington. It won't happen if we raise taxes without any coinciding reform and serious slashing of spending.

I represent poor people, I represent working people. I represent senior citizens. I represent family businesses. I represent people who don't have the wherewithal to hire overpriced Washington lobbyists and lawyers. I want to send the powers back to the states and the people.

And the issues I think are important in Louisiana right now happen to be health care and education. And those are two areas that the federal government can play a very important role. And I think I can be effective in trying to help our state from the Washington scene.

We should show Washington how we do it in North Dakota. I'm running to stop the over-regulating of our economy and start growing it.