Over my 24 years in the Senate, Jim, I've never voted against anyone because of their substantive views.

Entrenched bureaucracies are always opposed to fundamental changes.

When the public's right to know is threatened, and when the rights of free speech and free press are at risk, all of the other liberties we hold dear are endangered.

We owe it to each other - and to our children and grandchildren - to leave our planet in a better state than when we found it.

Low-income taxpayers deserve the same rights as everyone else. It was wrong of the IRS to target low-income taxpayers, and I am please by the decision to correct this unfair practice.

As the temperature drops, the need for heating oil goes up.

We learned that economic growth and environmental protection can and should go hand in hand.