Make no mistake, the point of cutting the personal income tax and the capital gains cut is to send an unmistakable message to business leaders.

When did "sentimental" become a pejorative barb? I do not at all share the notion that a piece of music, or a poem, or a film that bypasses the brain and aims straight for the heart . . . should automatically be heaped with scorn. I think it is symptomatic of a sad and dangerous impoverishment of spirit.

[on compromise immigration bill] This is fundamentally flawed in its current form, and I would oppose it. We need bipartisanship, but we also need legislation that is compassionate. I’m not sure this is.

We cannot accomplish all that we need to do without working together.

The last thing we need to do, relating to teachers, is the key to a good education in this country is a strong teacher. I would have a minimum wage for all our teachers, $40,000 per year.

Natural gas is the future. It is here.

The United States is for a two-state solution. The United States wants to see the Israelis and Palestinians come together.