Yes, we have got to quit worrying about fighting each other and trying to figure out a way to work together.

Yes, we have got to quit worrying about fighting each other and trying to figure out a way to work together.

And the issues I think are important in Louisiana right now happen to be health care and education. And those are two areas that the federal government can play a very important role. And I think I can be effective in trying to help our state from the Washington scene.

Well, Judy, I would hope in the new year, we could start thinking about politics not like it was the Super Bowl, where you always have to have one team that wins and the other team has to be a loser.

It's proper and appropriate to remind the Chinese about what they get out of solid relations with the United States.

I put myself and all the members of Congress in the same boat of things that could have been done better.

There is nothing wrong where we reach a point where maybe everybody could claim a victory. I think it would be good for the American people, which should be our first priority.