In fact, not only do I support eliminating soft money, but I support full public financing for campaigns.

[To the House of Representatives before casting the only vote against allowing George W. Bush to use 'all necesary and appropriate force' in response to 9/11:] We must be careful not to embark on an open-ended war with neither an exit strategy nor a focused target. We cannot repeat past mistakes.

I am also deeply concerned with the widespread, often undiagnosed, incidents of PTSD and the alarming suicide rates amongst our returning soldiers.

Let us not become the evil that we deplore.

It takes a variety of strategies and initiatives to address this pandemic. It's about life and death and the survival of humanity.

Nine years ago on September 14, 2001, I placed the lone vote against the 'Authorization for Use of Military Force' - an authorization that I knew would provide a blank check to wage war anywhere, at any time, and for any length.

In fact, not only do I support eliminating soft money, but I support full public financing for campaigns.