Politics was my third act. But I could have a fourth. I don’t know what that will be yet, but there will be one.

And it’s absolutely hypocritical for the political party that talks about states rights, to suddenly ignore states rights, that say that the federal government or federalism has no business in this kind of business.

Patriots don’t let their nation default.

I never take joy in publicly criticizing my President but questions about the failure of his leadership in the planning and implementation of rescue efforts — whether now or when the dust settles-have to be...

I am always fascinated by India.

The media has changed. We now give broadcast licenses to philosophies instead of people. People get confused and think there is no difference between news and entertainment. People who project themselves as journalists on television...

If the PM wants to answer a different question, thats fine, and thats a good answer to a different question. But thats not the question. When it comes to this vote, will he be voting...

Telling people not to have children is unthinkable and inhumane.

Are we talking regime change in Syria?

India is a regional power. It does not need anything to establish it.

You can compromise between good, better, and best, and you can compromise between bad and worse and terrible. But you can’t compromise between good and evil. And now people look at the other side as...

We were sold a bill of goods, and the buck will stop well short of the president’s desk,

I’m in favor of immigration but we also need rules.

The media’s gotten lazy. They don’t check anything out. You report what he reports.

It used to be you had real friends on the other side of the aisle. It’s not like that anymore. Society has changed. The public is to blame as well. I think the people have...

What works in nine districts doesn’t work in the 10th, … The leaders don’t want to drown someone along the way.

Looking forward, it might prove constructive to examine the true historical record of an issue prior to assuming the worst of anyone’s motive and deconstructing and questioning anyone’s Democratic bona fides. After all, we liberals...

Using official government resources to help bankroll an explicit political agenda – whether on the right or left – is flat out wrong.

If a jerk burns the flag, America is not threatened, democracy is not under siege, freedom is not at risk.

People are tired of all the litigation. They’re tired of the high insurance costs. The legislation will require all developers to use better practices that the good developers are using now and should result in...

We have to have some rules and regulations in America, or the world would empty out here.

We have some Jewish members of Congress, not a lot but there’s a bunch of us.

For some reason, the military seems more afraid of gay people than they are against terrorists, but they’re very brave with the terrorists… If the terrorists ever got a hold of this information, they’d get...

This was not something he can argue with because these are the concerns that are circulating on the Hill.

As a state senator and then a congressman, I’ve had the privilege of trying to do good things for people to whom I owe so much and can never fully repay.

We’re not looking at banning all weapons.

Without a musket to raise, a barricade to storm, a flag to wave, the question hit me in the face like the cold air: ‘Who am I?’

Right now, the government must devote its energy to the rescue and recovery of the affected region and we cannot thank or pay the brave rescue workers enough for the lives they’ve already saved, …...

I’ve personally demanded that tyrants let their people go. I’ve tried to feed the hungry, clothe the poor, protect the elderly and infirm, and defend the needy from the aggressively greedy. I’ve led a blessed...

I just thought it was unconscionable for the Congress to insert itself into this debate. We are particularly unqualified to make that decision and to intrude ourselves into the lives of this family.

Whether rich people make money or lose money, they get no sympathy from the public.

since last fall, I have tried again and again to work with FEMA on this rule so that 9/11 first responders and their families could start collecting the funds raised by the 9/11 Heroes Stamp....

There’s a delicious irony in seeing private luxury jets flying in to Washington, D.C., and people coming off of them with tin cups in their hands saying that they’re going to be trimming down and...

I’ve had meetings with Fidel Castro. I’ve had meetings with Kim Il-Sung. I’ve had meetings with other dictators. I’ve met with the Butcher of Beijing. You know, I think it’s important to hear, you know,...

People more than ever since I can remember are concerned about being out of step and out of line with their political party and won’t cross over. There is nobody, man or woman, who wants...

This is a win for the consumer, for our industry, and the government because it narrows the channels to report and correct problems.

Sometimes people who are Jewish are held to a higher standard which sometimes we take great pride in.

The ability to convince people of the wackiest notions – and both parties can do it – it’s part of the dumbing down of America that’s really highly problematic.

From the U.S. Capitol Building to the White House, our national symbols that represent freedom to so many of us, were built by people who were anything but free.

What has the federal government been doing all these years to prepare for a disaster striking a major American city, … With all the bureaucratic federal agencies, super czars and homeland preparedness, there seems to...

No, you can’t call your vote in. You have to be there on the floor to vote.

You need your neighbors from time to time to help you get through a situation. Having good relations with your neighbor is just being smart.

Every gun sold should require a background check, period.

In December 2003, after pulling their heads out of the sand, the Department of Agriculture closed the barn door after the mad cow had already escaped, … This bill will ensure that the door is...