I think George Mitchell was good for Maryland in the sense that he helped me get elected. It doesn't get any better than that from here on.

George Mitchell was a very good leader, and we were more than satisfied with his leadership. And I know the guys were jealous.

I think, though, with that whole sense of integrity and a lot of things that have been going on, the shared leadership rather than the titular head.

College is part of the American dream. It shouldnt be part of a financial nightmare for families

My own father had died of Alzheimer's. George [Mitchell] had been also, I think, deeply moved by a similar tragedy.

Let us get on with creating the democratic and pluralistic society that we say we are.

In my state [ Maryland] we've lost jobs to NAFTA, we did not gain jobs from NAFTA. But I think it's very difficult when your state is right up against the northern border, you do see things differently.