Hope is the motivation that empowers the unemployed, enabling them to get out of bed every single morning with unbounded enthusiasm as they look for ….

Community colleges need to be upgraded. We got to have training for real jobs. We've got a lot of jobs that are going unfilled because we don't have ….

We've gotten to the point now where Republicans and Democrats have nothing in common besides being members of the 'caustic caucus,' and we can't get ….

The truth of the matter is the tone is toxic here in Washington, and we have been exporting it around the country..

There is more power in unity than division..

Let's do more than say the 'Pledge of Allegiance.' Let us live it!.

Hope fills the holes of my frustration in my heart..

America, I am a strong believer that how we treat each other matters..

We can be fervent in our disagreements without being factitious with our beliefs..

I have family in Tanzania. I can't even explain the joy of riding through the Tanzania national park and seeing giraffes run across the road and elep….

We have Democrats saying dumb things every single day, and Republicans as well..

One thing I've learned - and I've said this to Republicans and Democrats - is, bees cannot sting and make honey at the same time. They have to make a….

Congress is unable to do the work of the American people because too many politicians believe that compromise means capitulation..

You would think that if any group in America had 20% to 25% unemployment, it would generate all kinds of attention. The Labor Department would unders….

There are people walking around the streets of Kansas City who are unemployed, while one of our largest employers is not only sending jobs aboard, bu….

We may be a nation of Democrats, Independents, and Republicans, but first and foremost we are all human beings and Americans..

First of all, do I think there's some racists in the Tea Party? Yeah. I'm an ordained United Methodist pastor; there's some racists in the Methodist ….

[Raul Castro] is one of the most amazing human beings I've ever met..

God did not burden the United States with a diversity of backgrounds, ideas and religions, He blessed America with them..

Social Security is a covenant that should not be broken..

This deal is a sugar-coated satan sandwich. If you lift the bun, you will not like what you see..