I meet with ambassadors from all countries in my role as a member of Congress, and you always have better relationships with those you actually perso….

Putin knows how to run the KGB playbook. I mean, he knows how to work people..

Vladimir Putin is a smart guy. I don't like him, smart guy. He is going to advance the cause of Russia until he hits a brick wall. He's hit a brick w….

Russia is a competitor. They're a strong nation, something we need to recognize, but their economy is just a little bit bigger than Illinois, so they….

Tonight Illinois has set a tone for the nation, that we won't stand idle hoping that our economy improves. This is a brand new day for the Illinois R….

About 70 percent of the district was new. It was a short amount of time to get to know hundreds and thousands of people. But with the help and suppor….

Its not about earning a paycheck, its about doing something good that you believe in..

I think Donald Trump needs to be very clear to Vladimir Putin. Let's try to discover areas we can work together. That's fine. We're two a world power….

Americans in general have a lot of compassion, we just don't always have the same view of how that compassion is implemented..