The Department of Education should not be producing paid political advertising for the president, it should be helping us to produce smarter students.

What we have is two important values in conflict: freedom of speech and our desire for healthy campaigns in a healthy democracy. You can't have both.

I hope we can get back to what I call the kitchen table. Everyday issues that people are really worried about and focused on.

I have been a long and strong supporter of civil rights in my whole career. I led the fight to get the voting rights act re-enacted. I have been a strong supporter of affirmative action. I believe in it strongly.

Every proposal I'm making, every idea I'm advancing has a single, central purpose: to revive a failing economy and give working Americans the help and security they need.

Life is the division of human cells, a process which begins at conception.

Democracy is interactive... Its a constant job of information, education, explanation, listening, and interactive communication.