We also wanted to change the story - change the approach to the 21st century on energy, on education, on transportation, on infrastructure, generally, and it laid the groundwork for that. And one of the reasons I'm doing this trip is not only to say what we did worked, but to say we should do more of this.

Most liberals think of civil liberties as their Achilles heel. It isn't.

Make sure of two things. Be careful - microphones are always hot, and understand that in Washington, D.C., a gaffe is when you tell the truth. So, be careful.

It's presumptuous to say you know how somebody feels.

One role of government is to go where venture capital won't.

I don't expect the government to solve my problems, but at least I expect them to understand it.

I think after Sam Nunn left, I'm the last guy in the Senate who got a majority white male vote in their state.