I take great pride in the fact that I have lived in a Spanish-speaking country.

By strengthening the economy, providing job opportunity and meeting the needs of working families, we can ensure the continued prosperity of our nation.

I do not think it is an exaggeration at all to say to my friend from West Virginia [Sen. Robert C. Byrd, a former Ku Klux Klan recruiter] that he would have been a great senator at any moment. . . . He would have been right during the great conflict of civil war in this nation.

When the public's right to know is threatened, all other public rights are threatened.

I don't have a right to pick the president's cabinet on substance.

Our children are our greatest resource and Head Start grants help them reach their full potential.

I will only vote to confirm a nominee for attorney general who is truly independent and who will guarantee reforms that restore and uphold the Constitution.