I think that that integrity is something that is important to voters.

I think that that integrity is something that is important to voters.

I have no idea what goes on in another person's mind. As a legislator, I need to be good at persuading people, counting votes and getting to 50 percent plus one. I don't go back and say, 'Why did this person get to the right position?' It's only, 'Are you yes or are you no?

Our president has made historic progress toward equality. He repealed “don’t ask, don’t tell” so that no American ever again has to lie about who they are in order to serve the country we love. Republicans want to write discrimination into our Constitution. But the Wisconsin I know believes that with each passing year and each generation, our country must become more equal, not less.

From day one, I have always been open about my sexual orientation.

Americans are not saving enough for retirement.

When I first ran for Congress in 1998, people counted me out.