I not going to focus on what I have done in the past what I stand for, what I articulate to the American people. The American people will judge me on what I am saying and what I have done in the last 12 years in the Congress.

The American people would not want to know of any misquotes that Dan Quayle may or may not make.

I've never professed to be anything but an average student.

The President is going to benefit from me reporting directly to him when I arrive.

I deserve respect for the things I did not do.

Hundreds of millions of people around the world have been lifted out of poverty with the creation of robust middle classes in India and China, which is an enormously positive development for those countries that also creates opportunities for the rest of the world.

The US condones violence in El Salvador.