I am not opposed to the limited use of polygraphs in a case where a person is suspected of wrongdoing. But widespread use of the polygraph as a screening tool goes far beyond what is acceptable.

I support concrete and progressive immigration reform based on three primary criteria: family reunification, economic contributions, and humanitarian concerns.

Clearly, we need to have the very best advice and counsel on what actions can be taken to help lower the cost of gasoline.

I never considered the move to Washington to be a permanent move.

People should not be imprisoned without having the ability to challenge the legality of that imprisonment.

This is not a time to back away from the principles that this country was founded on.

I will seek to reverse the shift of benefits from Medicaid to Medicare and hold harmless our seniors and disabled.

The United States is the most innovative country in the world. But our leadership could slip away if we fail to properly fund primary, secondary and higher education.

I think the men and women serving in Iraq today deserve special recognition for that.

Social Security is not a retirement savings plan; it is a social insurance program. It's a contract that says, as a society, we will look out for you and your family when you can no longer work.

I've voted in some cases to remove and reduce tax breaks for the oil industry in other cases I've voted not to because I felt that the proposals covered too much.

I'm always angry about the death of people who are still alive, their eyes are opened, yet they can't see anything...the spell of ignorance

The most lasting and pure gladness comes to me from my gardens.

We need peace and stability in the Asia-Pacific region. It is important to have political and security stability to build up our economic growth.

As a kid, I certainly never thought I would get to spend my life doing something fun.

These troops know how to shoot and kill and I expect they will.

Venus in Furs has caught his soul in the red snares of hair. He will paint her, and go mad.

I just want to say thank you to everyone who watched and tuned in and loved my evil gayness.

Experimenting with different sounds is great, but when it comes down to it, you're still playing a guitar.

There is no monopoly on common sense on either side of the political fence.

All good niggers, all the niggers who change the world, die in violence. They don't die in regular ways.