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

When you succeed (with legislation), that feeling is exhilaration. And it takes leadership from a president, which means you meet with members of Congress 24/7 and you talk and you listen.

I filed a brief as a friend of the court in the U. of Michigan to keep affirmative action at the U. of Michigan, which I attended the law school. And I was one of the original sponsors of making the Martin Luther King birthday a federal holiday.

The people I'm honored to represent in Missouri and all over the country want leaders to address their kitchen table everyday problems.

I've thought a lot about the world and how George Bush sees the world and it ain't even close.

I had the honor to meet Nelson Mandela, and I heard him explain his forgiveness of his captors of 27 years by saying hatred and bitterness is destructive - the power is in love and forgiveness.

Those who have prospered and profited from life's lottery have a moral obligation to share their good fortune.