You would think that if any group in America had 20% to 25% unemployment, it would generate all kinds of attention. The Labor Department would understandably and necessarily begin to concentrate on what can we do to reduce this level of unemployment. Congress would give great time on the floor for debate on what can be done.

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

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.

Social Security is a covenant that should not be broken.

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

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.

God did not burden the United States with a diversity of backgrounds, ideas and religions, He blessed America with them.