I've Always Believed The Mission Is Greater

Debates Are Set Up For Nothing More Than To Tear Down The Candidates. It's Pretty Hard To Be Able To Sit And Lay Out Your Ideas And Your Concepts With A One-minute Response.

We Had A $10 Billion Budget Deficit When We Got Here In January Of 2003. We Cut That Budget Deficit; We Did Not Raise Taxes; We Came Back In '05, And We Had An $8 Billion Surplus. That's How Fast It Can Happen.

I'm Actually For Gun Control -- Use Both Hands.

We Have To Make Sure That College Is Accessible And Affordable. Two Years Ago, I Stood Here And Called Upon Our Institutions Of Higher Learning To Develop Plans For Degrees That Cost No More Than $10,000. There Were Plenty Of Detractors At That Time Who Insisted It Couldn't Be Done. However, That Call Inspired Educators At Colleges And Universities Across Our State To Step Up To The Plate. Today, I'm Proud To Tell You That Thirteen Texas Universities Have Announced Plans For A $10,000 Degree.

My Hope Is That That Person Will Come Forward That Can Win The Presidency That We Can All Get Behind.