I stated that I'm a libertarian Republican, which means I believe in a series of issues, such as smaller government, constraint on budget deficits, free markets, globalization, and a whole series of other things, including welfare reform.
I am concerned about the recent evident weakening of support for free trade, ... Should we endeavor to freeze competitive progress in place, we will almost certainly slow economic growth overall.
The critical issue should be how to strengthen the legal base of free market capitalism: the property rights of shareholders and other owners of capital, ... Fraud and deception are thefts of property.
profound implications for the free world's trading system and the long-term growth potential of the American economy.
This period of sub-par economic growth is not yet over, and we are not free of the risk that economic weakness will be greater than currently anticipated, requiring further policy response,