We need the cooperation of the Pakistanis. If we don't have any, we lose insight into the actions of those who would do our country harm.

Part of my job is to make sure the Northeast is part of our defense industrial base, and New Jersey has always played a role.

Our nation has invested millions of dollars in building safe, humane and, I may say, air-conditioned facilities to detain and prosecute the detainees at Guantanamo.

Diminishing violence is a goal everyone can support, and I look forward to participating in the debate when specific proposals come before the House.

I had great stats in my career, you know, but really, you want to win.

And I don't believe that I have to stay on one side of the fence or the other. I don't believe that there is any good career move or bad career move. I believe there are only the things that make me happy.

There are a lot of people in Congress who would never have made a great career or fortune in any other profession. But after they spend a while hanging out with the rich guys, they begin to feel they've been undervalued, and that an eventual seven-figure income as a lobbyist isn't just an opportunity, it's their due.

I remember early in my career with Disney, which was a very strange time in the company - there were a couple of executives who were very supportive of me and kind of let me do my own thing.