People say to me all the time, "Oh, you do such a good job unifying the House Democrats." I say, "I don't. Our values unify us. We are unified with our commitment to America's working families about job creation, about budget policies that invest in the future, good-paying jobs."

I think that people have great anger over what happened in 2008 in terms of the economy.

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.

I want women to have all the opportunities that they aspire to.

As many of you know, I came from San Francisco. We don't have a lot of farms there. Well, we do have one - it's a mushroom farm, so you know what that means.

Freedom is secured every day by our men and women in uniform. We must build a future worthy of their sacrifice.

A successful marriage is a decision. You decide whether it's going to work, and then you turn around and you've been married 45 years.