When I first arrived to Congress in 1975, I would spend several hours every week with Republicans - having lunch, drinking a beer. But by the time I ….

I don't know if there's any secret recipe. Just a lot of hard work. Pay attention to your constituents. I always had a great Iowa staff that did all ….

Let's face it, in America today we don't have a health care system, we have a sick care system. We wait until people become obese, develop chronic di….

It is long past time to eliminate bigotry in the workplace and to ensure equal opportunity for all Americans. It is time to make clear that lesbian,….

America's health care system is in crisis precisely because we systematically neglect wellness and prevention..

When I campaigned, I'd let them throw a punch, but by gosh, I'd throw two back. I always said, the first rule in politics is never defend, always att….

Politics is like driving. To go backward put it in R. To go forward put it in D..

That signal's come and gone a lot in my life-time, that prairie progressivism died . I think prairie progressivism is still there. Every once in a wh….

If we are serious about combating the childhood obesity epidemic and improving child nutrition, then everyone must chip in -- parents, schools, and y….

When those pictures of Abu Ghraib came out, I thought, my gosh, this is like the tiger cages for prisoners in Vietnam all over again. Only we were ac….

The burning issue of our time is the growing inequality in income and wealth in our country, and it's got to be addressed. We've got to stop it. It's….

Obesity now contributes to the death of more than 360,000 Americans a year. The incidence of childhood obesity is now at epidemic levels. Alarm bells….

It's been years, but I still say that I went out with the same progressive values and liberal ideals that I went in with. I made a couple of mistakes….

Prions are highly indestructible..

I think the American people said, look, you know, we can't control what every government does to its people, but we shouldn't be aiding and assisting….

You [the Gallaudet students] have brought the deaf community together.... You are my heroes..

When you dig down, people are pretty progressive, by and large. I guess, I've said it many times - that a lot of people say we're a conservative coun….

Today, only two groups in the United States have total immunity from lawsuits: foreign diplomats and HMOs. We believe it's time to end diplomatic imm….

The planes were hijacked, the buildings fell, and thousands of lives were lost nearly a thousand miles from here. But the attacks on the World Trade ….

There's no one silver bullet, but money really is the root of all evil. The single biggest problem is how much more money is flooding into politics t….

Stem cell research holds enormous promise for easing human suffering, and federal support is critical to its success..