I deeply regret using such a poor choice of words.

It's been obvious that [Republicans]'re doing everything they can to make [Obama] fail. And I hope, I hope - and I say this seriously - I hope that's based on substance and not the fact that he's African-American.

It's time that America's government lived by the same values as America's families. It's time we invested in America's future and made sure our people have the skills to compete and thrive in a 21st century economy. That's what Democrats believe.

I understand that during [Sonia Sotomayor's] career, she's written hundreds and hundreds of opinions. I haven't read a single one of them, and if I'm fortunate before we end this, I won't have to read one of them.

People in Nevada know me from the street to the ring to the Senate chambers. I've never had to prove my manhood to anyone.

Seniors love getting junk mail. It's sometimes their only way of communicating or feeling like they're part of the real world.

He [Barack Obama] was light-skinned with no Negro dialect.