I have a record that I'm so very, very proud of, and no campaign is going to take that away.

This country was founded upon the principle that we are all endowed with certain inalienable rights to Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness - those rights are what make America great, and they belong to each and every one of us.

I'm just glad that my community has faith and confidence in me.

The challenges African-Americans are facing today are rooted in the system of slavery.

We owe it to the flood victims of New Orleans to give them truthful answers as to why this event took place and to assure our citizens that tragedies like this will never happen again.

The Iraq war took priority over domestic disaster prevention.

I'm in the kitchen and I'm not walking out.