It's nice to have a debate in a swing state.

Health care is much the same - the status quo is, by all measures, failing far too many people - and we must not shrink from the challenge.

Improving some of the rules under which the Senate functions can begin to replace some of the bad habits Washington has developed with better ones.

To get enough of the teachers we need, teaching has to be a great job where talented people are supported and rewarded.

It's nice to have a debate in a swing state.

There are many miles to go before we get this done ... But I have a feeling that ... we're going to have a big bipartisan vote for this in the end. My sense is that people are more optimistic than they've been in 20 years about addressing this problem.

I was never up four percent.