America must continue diplomacy, even as we continue the war, to expand the coalition of the willing to share the burden of war and to share the responsibility and the economic cost of rebuilding Iraq

I think the legacy was set because the way George Mitchell was the leader enabled Tom Daschle to be the leader he is. It carried on the spirit of integrity and of reform, of also working both with committee chairmen but bringing in the newer members to be able to have a voice and a say and participate in the deliberations, to always look at a modern way of doing it.

Each one of us can make a difference. Together we make change.

There were times, though, when the women came together on a partisan basis. [When we stopped] the privatization of Social Security during George Bush, we linked arms.

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

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

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.