Firefighters are indispensable foot soldiers here at home.

I intend to fight to ensure that Connecticut workers have a level playing field when competing for jobs.

Pell Grants are, and have been, critically important tools in making higher education a possibility for lower- and middle-income students.

We learned that economic growth and environmental protection can and should go hand in hand.

It's easy for Americans to forget that the food they eat doesn't magically appear on a supermarket shelf.

All Americans should have access to quality, affordable health care.

Our military should spare no expense to ensure the safety of our troops, particularly as they confront a hostile insurgency and roadside bombs throughout Iraq.

Our children are our greatest resource and Head Start grants help them reach their full potential.

America's highways, roads, bridges, are an indispensable part of our lives. They link one end of our nation to the other. We use them each and every day, for every conceivable purpose.

Entrenched bureaucracies are always opposed to fundamental changes.

When the public's right to know is threatened, and when the rights of free speech and free press are at risk, all of the other liberties we hold dear are endangered.

I've had a lot of worries in my life, most of which never happened.

If the Almighty directs our steps, we've no need to look back over our shoulders.

The pursuit of common dreams only produces common results.

Everybody should have a documentary made about themselves. It's amazing what you see and what you learn.

Republicans look to find the future and they find radio.

Words are weapons, and it is dangerous . . . to borrow them from the arsenal of the enemy.

If you don't pick your audience, you're lost because you're not really talking to anybody.

Ya know it was a toss-up whether I go in for diamonds or sing in the choir. The choir lost.

You cannot write down how people are good; you just know it, and cannot get away from it.

I stand for a strong state that safeguards freedom. I don't need to show muscle for that.