I always said that though I was the first, I wanted to be the first of many.

Look how Bill Cohen and George Mitchell worked together. It's the stuff of legends. And now it's the stuff of almost ancient history, regrettably, but the way those two really worked together.

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.

Community colleges are one of Americas great social inventions a gateway to the future for first time students looking for an affordable college education, and for mid-career students looking to get ahead in the workplace.

The family is not only a living arrangement. It has always been a symbol of survival.

Politics is social work with power.

We must be careful that the people who make $5,000 a year are not pitted against those that make $25,000 a year by those who make $900,000.