I believe that the president's (Bush) leadership in the actions taken in Iraq demonstrate an incompetence in terms of knowledge, judgment and experience in making the decisions that would have been necessary to truly accomplish the mission without the deaths to our troops and the cost to our taxpayers.

So when [Donald Trump] makes his address on the 40 days that he has been president, he has nothing to show for it but fear in every way.

Democratic priorities remain clear: to provide a tax cut for working families, to promote policies that produce jobs and economic growth, and to assist millions of our fellow Americans who have lost their jobs through no fault of their own.

I went to Congress to change the policies of our country. I did not go to change the behaviors of members of Congress.

President Obama came up with tremendous ideas, but he was blocked by the Republicans.

If I cry, it's about the personal loss of a friend or something like that. But when it comes to politics - no, I don't cry.

Time is our most finite commodity, therefore our most valuable, and I respect other peoples' time.