We must continue to be diligent in protecting Americans' civil liberties while preserving critical law enforcement tools we need to keep America safe.

We want to develop innovative ways to promote savings so more Americans can save for their future, but first we need to reject privatization schemes and work together to strengthen Social Security.

Agriculture looks different today - our farmers are using GPS and you can monitor your irrigation systems over the Internet.

Quality afterschool programs provide safe, engaging and fun learning experiences to help children and youth develop their social, emotional, physical, cultural and academic skills.

At a time when we are losing manufacturing jobs in this country, we should be doing everything we can to help our manufacturers stay competitive. They are the backbone of our economy.

Five thousand people every day lose their home because of a medical bankruptcy. Most of them had insurance.

Democracy is about voting and it's about a majority vote. And it's time that we started exercising the Democratic process.

Lawmakers need to be held accountable and should feel the impact of a government shutdown just like many other Americans will.

Global warming creates volatility. I feel it when I'm flying. The storms are more volatile. We are paying the price in more hurricanes and tornadoes.

Social Security is not just the foundation of America's retirement dignity and security, it ensures the economic stability and strength of our families and our state's economy.

We need to make college affordable in price, and also have lower-cost student loans and more available grants for students.

I cannot squeeze the stars

Companies in Mexico are not going to do well if they don't have some connection to not just markets, but also suppliers and technology from the United States.

The fellow has absolutely no principles."Money and gall" is all he has.

Let's not be afraid of anything that can't really hurt us.

I write for no other purpose than to add to the beauty that now belongs to me.

In the street, your mouth's a beak, big like a bird, and your future's bleak.

But every error is due to extraneous factors (such as emotion and education); reason itself does not err.

Wood feeds the fire which burns it.

My roots are still in Britain, that's where I live, that's the place where I come from.

Love is brief: forgetting lasts so long.