Rest assured that my support for any eventual reform package will be based firmly upon what is in the best interests of the people of Upstate New York, not any party or president.

The sexual abuse and exploitation of children is one of the most vicious crimes conceivable, a violation of mankind's most basic duty to protect the innocent.

The IRA has abandoned its armed struggle in pursuit of its goals by political means. This must be fully acknowledged. Continued challenge does nothing but obstruct and inhibit the peace process.

Medicaid is a vital safety net for New York's poor and vulnerable, young and old alike.

How we continue to fund Medicare and Medicaid into the future is a pressing issue of national concern.

As a civil rights leader, Mrs. King's vision of racial peace and nonviolent social change was a fortifying staple in advancing the civil rights movement.

Any Congressional agreement of an arbitrary time table to bring our troops home before we have accomplished our mission is unacceptable and could potentially increase the risk to our soldiers.

Everyone agrees that our ultimate goal is to establish a free, open and democratic Iraqi government and bring our men and women in uniform home as soon as possible.

Looking long term, a stronger, wealthier, and more stable Central America next door benefits the United States' own safety, security, and economy.

The U.S. Armed Forces are the best trained, best equipped fighting forces in the world.

And yet 50 percent of the kids who start high school in the United States today do not finish high school.

The entire universe has been neatly divided into things to (a) mate with, (b) eat, (c) run away from, and (d) rocks.

You'll end up living a lonely life if you're waiting around for perfect.

If you have a problem, let it be because sometimes creating a solution can also create a problem

I'm always down to do a sitcom. I did 'That '80s Show' back in the day and that was a really great experience.

The bigotry of theologians is a malady which seems almost incurable.

I have always worked from that place, that if you are going to inhabit someone and get under their eyes, you need to have empathy.

No athlete works harder than Floyd Mayweather.

eating is the sleeping of being awake.

I try to make concrete that which is abstract.

Stories are attempts to share our values and beliefs. Storytelling is worthwhile when it tells what we stand for.