It's appropriate to celebrate public service, and the thoughtful people who choose to serve. They symbolize what is good and decent about this historic citizen legislature, and we thank them.

Experts tell us that 90% of all brain development occurs by the age of five. If we don't begin thinking about education in the early years, our children are at risk of falling behind by the time they start Kindergarten.

At some point - I care about charter schools and criminal justice reform and $20 trillion in debt and real growth. At some point, I want to hear that clash of ideas. I don`t care if it gets ugly. That`s what campaigns are all about.

Serving in Congress has been the honor of a lifetime.

Leaders do not sway with the polls. Instead, they sway the polls through their own words and actions.

Thoughtful people of different political philosophies can disagree, but in a very agreeable manner.

I'm a competitive person.