In going too far, they [presidents] have taken away the individual rights of American citizens..

The last stop to protect rights and liberties is the Supreme Court..

Hard to imagine 40 years ago people could be convicted of a crime, fined, sent to prison for using the most common forms of birth control..

These are men and women who are willing to risk their lives in defense of their country. And the fact that their orientation - sexual orientation's b….

Those of us who believe in God and those of us who have dedicated our lives to helping others in the name of God don't want to take a second seat to ….

Unfortunately the Republican tax cut will deny important revenues to many states facing their own deficits. This will create greater pressure for hig….

God is not a franchise of the Republican Party..

It is unacceptable that disabled veterans in Illinois rank at the bottom of the list when it comes to disability pay. We owe our disabled veterans mo….

Our party is a diverse one, as is my home state of Illinois..

We have a long way to go, some tough issues ahead of us, and I'm sure there will be some obstacles in the path ... But the good faith effort that's b….

And the banks - hard to believe in a time when we're facing a banking crisis that many of the banks created - are still the most powerful lobby on Ca….

We all join the President in applauding the sacrifices made by our brave men and women in uniform. But we must continue to provide them the tools the….

If we do nothing, as the Republicans suggest, we're going to see health care costs reach a point where small businesses can't afford it and families ….

Giving a veteran a flag is not a substitute for giving our vets the quality health care they were promised.

If you're not comfortable with delay, frustration and impatience, get out of the Senate. It's the nature of the institution, but I think we've taken ….

It simply isn't fair for senators to cut to the front of the line when seniors around the country have been forced to wait for hours to get a flu sho….

We can't do much about ensuring that the homeland is safe if our local police and sheriffs' departments don't have the personnel they need to keep ou….

You know, the purpose of reconciliation is to avoid the filibuster. The filibuster is an effort to talk something to death..

Let me tell you, the first president to recognize the state of Israel was Harry Truman, a Democrat. And every president since, Democrat and Republica….

The Supreme Court is the last refuge in America for our rights and liberties..

We will have health care reform in America..