When the Tea Party comes to town, compromise goes out the door.

There's nothing that irritates Americans more than the fact that some members of Congress think they are entitled to their own set of rules. And it's true - too many people in Washington live in an alternate reality.

If you are passed out drunk or if there is a gun to your head, it is the same crime. It is a crime where there is not consent. It is a felony. And we need to start making sure victims understand that, so they don't do the self blame.

I believe that sexual assault - if this is possible - was even more underreported when I was in school.

For Vladimir Putin to be trying to impact our elections, that - we have to - there has to be - he has to be held accountable.

I think I'm the last Democrat left in the Senate after Russ Feingold was defeated that won't take earmarks.

I think it's important that we show up. I think it's important that we communicate directly with all those working people.