We need to make sure middle-class people are able to pay the bills. We need to make sure that poor people don't starve. Those are values, too.

When a nominee doesn't get 60 votes, you shouldn't change the rules, you should change the nominee.

Palestinians don't really believe in a state of Israel. They, unlike a majority of Israelis, who have come to the conclusion that they can live with a two-state solution to be determined by the parties, the majority of Palestinians are still very reluctant, and they need to be pushed to get there.

The only people who use them [so-called assault weapons] are mass murderers.

The currency bill we have would finally do something for China`s rapacious policies.

Bigotry has always been the poison of America, and we oughta do everything to eradicate it with no excuses or explanations.

Giving up even an ounce of precious freedom is a very serious thing to do.