If diversity is O.K. for God, it ought to be O.K. for Republicans.

My father taught that the only helping hand you're ever going to be able to rely on is the one at the end of your sleeve.

If you are explaining, you are losing.

Serving in Congress has been more than an honor; it has been one of the most exhilarating experiences of my life ... It has been a wonderful ride. It has been a wonderful journey.

I was taught to respect everyone for the simple reason that we're all God's children. I was taught, in the words of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.... to judge a man not by the color of his skin, but by the content of his character. And I was taught that character...is simply doing what's right when nobody's looking.

Republicans and Democrats have used accounting gimmicks and competing government analyses to deceive the public into believing that 2 + 2 = 6. If our leaders cannot agree on the numbers, if 'facts' are fictional, how can they possibly have a substantive debate on solutions?

A Black man voting for the Republicans makes about as much sense as a chicken voting for Col. Sanders.