When an army unit returns from service in Iraq or Afghanistan, it barely gets a breather before it begins training for its next deployment.

Never waste a good crisis...Don't waste it when it can have a very positive impact on climate change and energy security.

The biggest one [trade deal], a multinational one known as CAFTA, I voted against. And because I hold the same standards as I look at all of these trade deals.

I believe capital gains, for the most part, should be taxed the same way we tax income from hard work, sweat, and toil. And if we do those things, we can be a country that actually can afford debt-free college again.

[Young people] can't do much with [student debt] other than try to figure out how to pay it down. They can't take jobs they want. They can't get the credit they would like to start a business. So we're going to refinance it, we're going move people into income-contingent repayment plans, we're going to have a date certain when their obligations end, and I'm not going to let the government harass kids.

You're not always going to make the right decisions, but you have to be guided by what you think is important.

Research shows the presence of women raises the standards of ethical behavior and lowers corruption.