The bottom line is that five million low-income Americans working full time for minimum wage, deserve a raise.

If at first you don't succeed, try, try again. I lost three times before I got elected. There's no limit. Stay in pursuit of your dreams.

The bottom line is that five million low-income Americans working full time for minimum wage, deserve a raise.

An ability to compromise is important. That means stepping back and getting the ego out of the way in order to accomplish what you want to get done.

The President's call for more math and science students is not being heeded by his party's leaders in Congress. They are cutting over $10 billion from student aide while refusing to fully fund No Child Left Behind. Something doesn't add up.

I have always abhorred the word racism. I never use it.

Democrats are fighting for a new direction that includes protecting Social Security as well as making healthcare affordable, bringing down the high cost of gasoline, and making higher education more accessible for all Americans.