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.

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

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

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

Social Security is a covenant that should not be broken.

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.

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.