Nobody wants to pay higher taxes. But do you want your kids to get a good education? You have to pay for that. Do you want Medicare for senior citizens? I do. We have to pay for it.

My mother had a fear of doctors - other than her daughter marrying one.

I come home every weekend and I still can't believe I represent Las Vegas in Congress. It's such a kick.

Not only does investing in your infrastructure provide very good construction jobs, at the end of the project, you have something.

I won’t stop fighting to give Nevadans access to affordable health care just because my husband is a doctor, just like I won’t stop standing up for veterans because my father served in World War II.

There is such a desire to give everybody a piece, we're probably wasting a great deal of homeland security money trying to be politically correct, when we really need to make sure that our cities get the money they need.

I have a reputation for being the hardest working person in Congress.