Legislatively, the thing I'm most proud of is healthcare, and I will continue to be most proud of it because not only do we have 30 million people who are going to get healthcare, we've got six million young people who are able to stay on their parents' plan until they're 26.

No deal means a greater chance of more war in the Middle East.

Some banks won’t make it. Other banks are going to make sure that we strengthen. All deposits are going to be safe for ordinary people, but we’re going to have to bring out some of these bad assets.

We remain more than a collection of red states and blue states. We are and forever will be the United States of America.

Operations in Iraq and Afghanistan and the war on terrorism have reduced the pace of military transformation and have revealed our lack of preparation for defensive and stability operations. This Administration has overextended our military.

And I believe the nation that invented the automobile cannot walk away from it.

I think that the Democratic Party is a big tent, which means that there are positions I may not agree with.