But while they're adding teachers in places like South Korea, we're laying them off in droves. It's unfair to our kids. It undermines their future and ours. And it has to stop. Pass this bill, and put our teachers back in the classroom where they belong.

I try never to get too high when things are going well. I try never to get too low when things are going poorly. I try to keep an even keel.

I think I was able to talk to people about values in ways that people - in ways that resonated with folks.

Islam has always been a part of America’s story.... And since our founding, American Muslims have enriched the United States.

This is a matter of Congress authorizes spending. They order me to spend.

Since I've been in the Senate, is that my work with people like Tom Coburn on opening up transparency in government, making sure that every dollar the federal government spends that's out there - that that's all posted on a searchable database on the Internet.

[...] we must start by inspiring our children with a sense of purpose...by nurturing their imagination so that they may dream big and then work hard to reach those dreams. Too often, our children spend hours playing Playstation without ever finding out how to build Playstation. They watch television but never wonder how it's put together. They surf web page after web page on the Internet, but are never taught how to design one.