I think the president [Barack Obama] is right to call for a full investigation. Every federal agency involved should be - should put everything on the table, and the Democratic Party will put everything on the table.

Shirley Chisholm is another one [political hero]. She was a dynamic speaker, and the first black woman to run for President.

I know Reverend Jesse Jackson is controversial, and not a popular figure with many, but he hired me in 1984. He gave me my first job in politics.

Republicans bring out Colin Powell and J.C. Watts because they have no program, no policy. They have no love and no joy. They'd rather take pictures with black children than feed them.

When I saw the president [Barack Obama], I was a little disappointed that, you know, we were under constant attack. We never felt comfortable.

We cannot excuse the fact that he [Donald Trump] is running for president. He's a frontrunner.

We were not republicans or democrats during Katrina. We truly were all Americans, and Trent Lott came through for me.