We may be a nation of Democrats, Independents, and Republicans, but first and foremost we are all human beings and Americans.

Congress is unable to do the work of the American people because too many politicians believe that compromise means capitulation.

Hope fills the holes of my frustration in my heart.

I have family in Tanzania. I can't even explain the joy of riding through the Tanzania national park and seeing giraffes run across the road and elephants over in a pond and baboons running.

There are people walking around the streets of Kansas City who are unemployed, while one of our largest employers is not only sending jobs aboard, but then turning around and making a statement about preserving jobs.

America, I am a strong believer that how we treat each other matters.

There is more power in unity than division.