Times change, and right now what people need is, they need to be able to send their kids to college, they need to able to buy a house..

I think this is an exciting time where we can actually get a compromise between Democrats and Republicans, and we have to for this country. Now, I th….

You cannot compare any leaders in America to what Vladimir Putin has done. This is a man and a regime that has taken down a passenger plane in Ukrain….

Every so often you might have an outburst in the gallery. That's one of the most exciting things that happen because then you can say, 'Unless there'….

For me, one of my earliest memories of politics where I thought that I could do anything was when Walter Mondale of Minnesota picked Geraldine Ferrar….

I guess my claim to fame is I've now gaveled Ted Kennedy to order twice..

If Hillary Clinton can be president, then one girl can be mayor..

In my job you can't just put your head in the sand and throw partisan bombshells. You have to get results..

We have to do a better job of putting some rules on the insurance companies..

People who live in seven houses shouldn't throw stones.

I don't think it should be a surprise when we're talking about energy and trying to have more home-grown energy, be less reliant on foreign oil when ….

Well, I think the way to go is civil unions. But I do think when you talk about the Republican Party and the debates that are going on within the Rep….

The death of Fidel Castro, of course, is not as significant when you first look at it, because Raul Castro, his brother, has been in power for years.….

I would prefer a public option that would be a competitive option that would allow people to buy into a Federal Employee Health Benefits Program, whi….

Who would know but ten years ago that kids would be texting each other all the time, that that would be one of their main forms of communication..

We have an enormous part of the FBI in our counter intelligence division and in our cyber division that focuses on just threat and making sure that w….

I remember when I was prosecutor we had truancy and curfew issues and we made a refrigerator magnet, and that was hot with parents. They loved puttin….

I think you're going to see a number of Democrats that do want to see us grapple with spending..

So many times, these kids know more about the technology than their parents. And so many times, we're putting kids in very adult situations and expec….

If we're going to have standards in schools, let's be honest and have standards..

To criminally prosecute a child not old enough to go to the school prom makes no sense, you get much more cooperation from a victim if you give them ….