We will have health care reform in America.

I hope that Republicans in the House and Mr. Cantor will embrace that as part of immigration reform.

There is also the issue of personal privacy when it comes the executive power. Throughout our nation's history, whether it was habeas corpus during the Civil War, Alien and Sedition Acts in World War I, or Japanese internment camps in World War II, presidents have gone too far.

Our party is a diverse one, as is my home state of Illinois.

You know, the purpose of reconciliation is to avoid the filibuster. The filibuster is an effort to talk something to death.

Judge Samuel Alito, millions of Americans are concerned about your nomination. They're worried that you would be a judicial activist who would restrict our rights and freedoms.

We want to make certain that every American who stood in silent tribute to Rosa Parks hopes that the Sepreme Court Judge will break silence and speak out clearly for the civil rights that define our unity as a nation.