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When I came to Congress, I came to bring what I thought was a real-world business perspective to government because, in the business world, I spent over 20 years in the high-tech industry, but it certainly was not unique.

I saw the government really using the excuse of a weak economy and a financial crisis to create more government and to push onto the American entrepreneurial society more and more restraints and government activity.

I stood up for what I believed in starting businesses.

I had very little exposure to business growing up. I also was very focused on the Civil Rights Movement. And I saw law as a vehicle to really bring about substantial change.

Perhaps one of the most important accomplishments of my administration has been minding my own business.

At a relatively early age, I began to believe that building a business was perhaps the greatest opportunity for making an impact, because it's a tool for making a change in the world.

The Small Business Administration was fundamental in helping our company. There's great initiative from the government if you know the right places to look.

We have accepted there is a big role for government to create a framework where businesses can grow in all parts of the country.

I'm much more interested in raising revenues for businesses than for the government.

The restaurant business had a profound effect on my future and that of my two brothers. When we were able to stand on a stool to reach the sink, we washed dishes, and later, when we could see over the counter, we waited tables and managed the cash register.