I do not believe that we have a right to tell other people, women, that they can't control their bodies.

Politics is a damn expensive business. I had one hell of a time trying to raise money as a candidate. I had to put a second mortgage on our house to get that campaign started, and I ended up spending over $300,000 to get elected. I believe that public financing of federal election campaigns is the only thing that will insure good candidates and save the two-party system. It is the most degrading thing in the world to go out with your hat in your hand and beg for money, but that's what you have to do if you haven't got your own resources.

The more people learn about them (Obama and Hillary) and how they handle the pressure, the more their support will evaporate.

Stand up, Chuck, let them see you.

I never had an interest in being a mayor ’cause that’s a real job. You have to produce. That’s why I was able to be a senator for 36 years.

Except for the title 'father,' there is no title, including vice president, that I am more proud to wear than that of a senator of the United States.

There's a false choice being put forward by some Democrats now. Either we double-down on our progressive values, or we go out there and talk about the middle class and the working class. I've never found them inconsistent. They go together.