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I tend to be pretty conservative in the way I spend money.

I came to Washington with a pledge to be a fiscally conservative.

I'm not really conservative. I'm conservative on certain things. I believe in less government. I believe in fiscal responsibility and all those things that maybe Republicans used to believe in but don't any more.

Fiscal conservatism is just an easy way to express something that is a bit more difficult, which is that the size and scope of government, and really the size and scope of politics in our lives, has grown uncomfortable, unwieldy, intrusive and inefficient.

Some people call themselves fiscal conservatives; my wife says I'm just cheap.

Fiscally I'm very conservative... others say that I'm socially moderate.

I'm still a fiscal conservative, and I'm inclined to pay down debt.

I'm a conservative and I believe if you tax something more you get less of it.

I am a Republican. I'm loyal to the party of Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt. And I believe that my party, in some ways, has strayed from those principles, particularly on the issue of fiscal discipline.

I'm a conservative, but with a focus on average people. For instance, I support Social Security and Medicare.