I've tried for years to get Republicans to help us fix some of the mistakes that we made in the Affordable Care Act. There are things we can do to shore up the exchanges, to make those pools healthier, to bring down costs. I would like to see us work together on that.

No commander in chief would ever say, "I'm not going to listen to the guys on the ground."

Somehow in the public sector, if you start in the mailroom and spend your life getting promoted, it's unseemly.

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.

[Hillary Clinton] and I are fine. Are we going to be besties for the rest of our lives? No.

They [people from the Donald Trump cabinet] haven't had experience in the areas that they're being asked to manage in a very complicated world and a very complicated government.

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