Hope is the motivation that empowers the unemployed, enabling them to get out of bed every single morning with unbounded enthusiasm as they look for work.

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

We have Democrats saying dumb things every single day, and Republicans as well.

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

The truth of the matter is the tone is toxic here in Washington, and we have been exporting it around the country.

Let's do more than say the 'Pledge of Allegiance.' Let us live it!

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.