I just was not going to subject my record to the bleak prospects of a primary election.

The First Amendment freedom of religion is as important today as when the Bill of Rights was first written.

Neither this nation nor this party can afford a candidate so captive to the demands of the intolerant right that we end up re-electing a president of the incompetent left.

Whatever my party affiliation, I will continue to be guided by President Kennedy's statement that sometimes party asks too much.

It's been a great privilege to serve the people of Pennsylvania.

I have not taken a position on that nuclear option. My view is I'm not going to do anything until I come to that bridge. I'm not going to jump off the bridge until I come to it

No senator's vote, except for the declaration of war or the authorization for the use of force, is more important than the confirmation of a nominee for the Supreme Court for a lifetime appointment.