There are still traces of discrimination against race and gender, but it's a lot different than when I started out. It just comes quietly, slowly, sometimes so quietly that you don't realize it until you start looking back.

All issues are women's issues - and there are several that are just women's business.

We're going to have to look very seriously at what we're doing right or wrong because we just keep losing.

There is not an issue that a woman cannot bring a perspective to.

As lawmakers, we must assure the people of America that our nation will not experience the nightmare of the 2000 presidential election.

The health effects of air pollution imperil human lives. This fact is well-documented.

During the election, I had three male opponents and we went into a runoff. The front runner for the men was a native of Dallas who had run at large before, but I had a higher profile than him from my community service.