As a Member of the CBC, I will fight tooth and nail to increase funding for programs, such as Ryan White, that were flat funded in the President's budget.

States get to improve transportation infrastructure; that creates economic development, puts people back to work and, most important, enhances safety and improves local communities.

Is bankrupting this great country the top priority of this administration?

You know, having been an election monitor in countries across the world, I can tell you that we would never certify another country's election if it had as many flaws in place as we had in Florida.

I have spent my entire life working to make my community and my country better. And I can't wait to get inside the courtroom to tell my story.

I just want someone to explain to the American public why investing in transportation in Iraq is so much more important than investing in passenger rail right here in the United States of America.

Undoubtedly, there are numerous problems with the immigration system here in The United States.

Without the funding Amtrak needs to keep operating, we will soon see people that rely on Amtrak to get them to work each day, waiting for a train that isn't coming.

We continue to subsidize highways and aviation, but when it comes to our passenger rail system, we refuse to provide the money Amtrak needs to survive.

We are also ignoring and underfunding high speed rail which is one of the best ways to move citizens and improve congestion on our highways.

So here we are, just two months away from the election, with more and more examples that modern day Jim Crowe laws are alive and well in the state of Florida.

My lord father used to say a man should never draw his sword unless he means to use it.

The KEY to disciplining ourselves in the area of obedience is always keeping in mind to whom we are being obedient.

To define a man: he must be a creature who makes me feel that I am a woman.

I am a Teacher. I am the keeper of mysteries. You seek knowledge and power, Truth, Light, and happiness. I am happy to aid you in your search.

You'll never stand out if your goal in life is to fit in.

Lampis, the sea commander, being asked how he got his wealth, answered, "My greatest estate I gained easily enough, but the smaller slowly and with much labour.

100 years ago, buying something you could make was considered wasteful; now making something you could buy is considered wasteful. I am not convinced this is a step in the right direction.

We are the only ones who can tell our stories because we are the only ones who have lived them.

At my lowest I was making nothing, of course

Truth never lost ground by enquiry.