By virtually any measure, the record of the Republican Majority is an appalling failure.

Don't condemn the gangbangers, they've got guns that are trafficked, that are not enforced, that are straw purchased and they come into places even that have strong gun laws. Why? Because we don't have sensible gun legislation.

I think the Justice Department needs to be the final protector of the people of the United States of America.

It's all right to agree or disagree on the balanced budget amendment. It's all right to talk about how we're going to appropriate.

Entitlements is not sic the issue. And if so, cool heads can sit down and engage the American people and tell us how many seniors in nursing homes do we want to throw out in the street? ... And then who wants to make a fuss about Medicare when it's solvent until 2024? ... Who wants to make a fuss about Social Security when it's solvent - and it's about, 'You earned it'?

I am about the people of the United States of America and the people of Houston, Texas.

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