It is difficult finding intelligence that is actionable in a lot of these places, but we have to keep trying.

I want a strong military. But I do not believe, among other things, that without an audit, we should be throwing tens of billions of dollars more into the Department of Defense.

Children's lives are not shaped solely by their families or immediate surroundings at large. That is why we must avoid the false dichotomy that says only government or only family is responsible. . . . Personal values and national policies must both play a role.

Let's say loudly and clearly, Right to Work is wrong for workers and wrong for America.

I can't stand the kind of paralysis that some people fall into because they're not happy with the choices they've made.

I want young people to be involved, and I especially want young people to vote.

Like the railroads that brought us together in the 19th century, these trails will bring us together in the 20th and 21st centuries. (at launch of the National Millennium Trails Program, 1999)