One hundred thousand dollars was the bridge that enabled me to go on TV, not miss a beat or miss an opportunity, and raise then my own money to carry me forth. And that's how I got to be the first Democratic woman in the United States Senate's history.

When we stand up for America, we stand up for what America stands for, which is a safety net for our seniors and really helping our families be able to help themselves

I am emphatically against the privatization of Social Security. It is going to hurt millions of American women, American families and ultimately the whole country

I think leadership is creating a state of mind in others.

I will fight in the United States Senate this year to fund a servicing mission to Hubble by 2008, a mission that would potentially increase Hubbles power and efficiency by a factor of 10 and allow us to look back almost to the beginning of the universe.

Family responsibility, yes, and always. Family bankruptcy due to the cruel rules of government, no.

The world must know that America holds to the highest standards of military conduct and human rights protections. Anything less is unacceptable