I will get things done for America.... Faced with apathy, I will take action. Faced with conflict, I will seek common ground.... Faced with adversity, I will persevere. I will carry this commitment with me this year. I am an Americorps volunteer.

You need to know that a member of Congress who refuses to allow the minimum wage to come up for a vote made more money during last year's one-month government shutdown than a minimum wage worker makes in an entire year.

I don't know whether it's the finest public housing in America or the crown jewel of the American penal system.

The 22nd Amendment should probably be modified to say two consecutive terms instead of two terms for a lifetime.

The simple fact is that we must not-and we will not-surrender our borders to those who wish to exploit our history of compassion and justice.

The ideals that bind us together are as old as our nation, but so are the forces that pull us apart.

India.. a perfectly wonderful country, may have been motivated by a lack of self-esteem.