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Washington faces many challenges these days, and today's United States Senate needs more trusted conservatives going there to make decisions and choices that put the people first and not the business-as-usual crowd.

Some of my colleagues seem more interested in using every procedural method possible to keep the Senate from doing anything than they are in creating jobs or helping Americans struggling in a difficult economy.

A majority of senators should be able to adopt rules at the beginning of each Congress.

The Senate as an institution is broken. We're not doing the work of the American people and the rules are being abused. The only way to get us back to the traditions where the Senate is doing the work of the American people is to change the rules.

As a candidate for Senate, I look forward to offering reforms based on limited government principles that will make our country stronger and more prosperous.

I don't think it's the function of Congress to function well. It should drag its heels on the way to decision.

While it's true that Washington would benefit from more civility, the Senate, behind the scenes, is an extraordinarily collegial institution.

A lot of the things that will really improve the world fortunately aren't dependent on Washington doing something different.

The mistakes made by Congress wouldn't be so bad if the next Congress didn't keep trying to correct them.

Reform is not for the short-winded. I'm committed to making sure the Senate is more than just a graveyard for good ideas.