I believe that we won't get the fullest contribution from women, they won't be able to reach their fullest aspirations, until we take a completely different look at how we make healthcare more affordable, higher quality, with better access to many more women.

I didn't know you were Catholic.

On February 17th, Four weeks from [Barack Obama's] inauguration, he signed a bill which saved or created 4 million jobs.

Never confine your best work, your hopes, your dreams, the aspiration of the American people to what will be signed by George W. Bush because that is too limiting a factor.

You know, God bless him, bless his heart, president of the United States, a total failure, losing all credibility with the American people on the economy, on the war, on energy, you name the subject.

Think of an economy where people could be an artist or a photographer or a writer without worrying about keeping their day job in order to have health insurance.

Bipartisanship is nice, but it cannot be a substitute for action, not having it cannot prevent us from going forward.