I worry about the lack of experience that Rex Tillerson has had on the diplomatic front and, frankly, I think that's true for many of the appointments to [Donald] Trump's cabinet.

It's very hard from a distance to figure out who has lost their minds. One party, the other party, all of us, the president.

All the movies where I play nice guys don't seem to do very well.

I voted against my party with some frequency, because of my independence. I've just got to remind Missourians that I am independent and that I try to call them like I see them, and sometimes my party is wrong on some things.

Mitch McConnell is a professional arm twister. He's done this for many years. He has a lot of power in his caucus.

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

I don't think Democrats are ever going to get excited about cutting Medicaid to pay for tax cuts to wealthy people. I just don't think that's the direction we should be going in our country. The 1 percent's doing very well in America. They don't need more help. But Medicaid does.