I think they put some lipstick on a pig, but it's still a pig.

We should be able to deliver bottled hot water to dehydrated babies.

I think where [Donald Trump] loses most hawkish republicans is when he talking about how much he likes [Vladimir] Putin. That should make any person who believe in the American exceptionalism, incredibly uncomfortable.

Only a fool or a fraud talks tough or romantically about war.

There's one big difference between me and the others - I won't take every last dime of the surplus and spend it on tax cuts that mostly benefit the wealthy. I'll use the bulk of the surplus to secure Social Security far into the future to keep our promise to the greatest generation.

I observed a thousand acts of courage, compassion and love [as a POW] and I will always treasure that memory above all others.

If we do nothing, we are handing our children a ticking time bomb that will require they pay ever greater payroll taxes just as they are beginning their careers, starting their own families and staking their claim to the American Dream.