Overcoming the Odds: "We became the first Republican to win that seat since the civil war for 160 years."

Navigating Political Odds: "And once again, not listening to naysayers, we went out and we won 60 40 in that race."

Entrepreneurial Journey: "We also launched a retail insurance agency as well. That did very well, and I ended up selling it as we went in a different path into."

The Impact of Regulations on Small Businesses: "And when somebody recruits you, I'm all in. And that's turned out to be a surprisingly, just a very lifting, uplifting committee, because the people who testify are small business owners who tell us all the time, get government out of the way."

Investing in Ideas vs. Traditional Banking: "for the investors, for the dolphins, for angels, you can beat a bank silly, because you can do it faster, quicker, and for many instances, we heard from some venture capitalists that say, and the people running them, that it's been so hard to deal with banks lately."

Setting Goals for Success: "And if there's a project that I wanted to do, okay, here's my bullet points of things that I need to focus on if I'm going to lift this business or this idea off the ground."

Small Business Development Support: "We referred people to score, which is retired executives, business executives that would volunteer to help. We had, in Florida, we have the small business development centers located at state universities that also would help review and help write business plans, to give people how to shape their ideas and to really put pen to paper, pen to your notepad of what it would take and what you need to do."

Impact of Executive Orders on the Economy: "It's these executive orders and rules that the administration just makes up out of the blue that the change really have a drastic effect on our economy, which is devastating."

Balancing the Government Budget: "It's taken us over 28 years to get into $34 trillion in debt, and it's faster and faster in debt every year. So it takes us a little while to get out. But when we are strong, when we have money to go forward, then we can solve problems."

Fiscal Responsibility in Politics: "If you've got money, you can solve problems, but if you don't have money, it's hard to solve those problems. And, Marcia, they say on the airline, put your own mask on first before helping others. They know if you pass out trying to help everybody else, you don't have the resources. And so we need to take care of ourselves first, make sure that our budget balances first before helping people around the world and other things."