What I would ask the leaders to do is to better understand the American people. I would insist that the leaders have town meetings and meet the people and listen to them and find out what is on their minds.

The essence of a democracy is a free electorate.

How many members of Congress go face the people in a town meeting and are prepared to answer questions from the floor. That to me is the real litmus test.

I must say I am not pleased to have to arrange the Senate schedule around the availability of Senators who are running for President.

My tenure in the Senate was really as an independent and whichever, regardless of party label.

I'm battling cancer. It's another battle I intend to win.

There's nothing more important than our good health - that's our principal capital asset.