Former Republican House Speaker Newt Gingrich has announced his bid for the Republican presidential nomination. In a videotaped message, Gingrich touted his work under the Reagan administration and his later stint as the top Republican in the House during the Clinton administration.

Newt Gingrich: “I worked with President Ronald Reagan in a very difficult period. We got jobs created again, Americans proud of America, and the Soviet Union disappeared. As speaker of the House, I worked to reform welfare, to balance the budget, to control spending, to cut taxes to create economic growth… We’ve done it before. We can do it again.”