We must do all we can to help improve the deplorable human rights situation of the North Korean people.

If one of my boys was asking me if they should go into politics, I'd say there's only one reason to go into public life and that's to help people.

Filibusters should require 35 senators to... make a commitment to continually debate an issue in reality, not just in theory. The number of votes needed to overcome a filibuster should be reduced to 55 from 60.

The amount of U.S. debt held by countries such as China and Japan is at a historic high, with foreign investors holding half of America's publicly held debt. This dependence raises the specter that other nations will be able to influence our policies in ways antithetical to American interests.

You now have six-year campaigns for the Senate - you never stop running. It's not uncommon for a member of the Senate to have a fundraising breakfast, a fundraising lunch and a fundraising dinner, and then when the Senate breaks for the week to go home, more fundraisers. And that's driven by the cost of campaigning.

If I could create one job in the private sector by helping to grow a business, that would be one more than Congress has created in the last six months.

We must do all we can to help improve the deplorable human rights situation of the North Korean people.