Hardworking men and women deserve not only job security, but also a paycheck when they need to take time off to care for a loved one.

As a 10-year-old girl, I would listen to my grandmother discuss issues, and she made a lasting impression on me.

There is no greater call to service than that of our brave men and women who serve our country in combat across the globe.

When we create hope and opportunity in the lives of others, we allow love, decency and promise to triumph over cowardice and hate.

I had an amazing advantage: a grandmother [Polly Noonan, an influential confidante of the mayor of Albany] who loved politics. She taught me not to listen to negative press or people. I grew up knowing politics was rough-and-tumble.

The Senate is extremely slow: They have enormous difficulty passing the bills that even get through the House. That's the reality that I've recognized in my two years: that it takes time to change the world.

I don't like the phrase having it all. It implies we're being greedy, like "have a second piece of pie."