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" We are not going back to the failed policies of the past. We are fighting for the middle class! "

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" I really want women to know their power, to value their experience. To understand that nothing has been more wholesome in the political process than the increased involvement of women. "

" Democratic priorities remain clear: to provide a tax cut for working families, to promote policies that produce jobs and economic growth, and to assist millions of our fellow Americans who have lost their jobs through no fault of their own. "

" I went to Catholic school throughout my whole academic life. In fact, my children - my husband and I and our children in my own family now have over 100 years of Catholic education among us. "

" Presidents and speakers for over 100 years had tried to pass affordable care for all Americans. It was challenged over and over. The Supreme Court declared it constitutional. "

" Stephen Colbert used to be my friend. I even signed the poor baby's cast when he hurt his hand. "

" My brother is the former mayor of Baltimore. "

" What the Republicans have said is rather than touch one hair on the heads of the wealthiest people in our country, people who make over $1 million a year, they're saying, 'Seniors should pay $6,000 more dollars a year. But please don't let us ask the wealthiest to do their fair share.' "

" While we may argue about the size of government, the Republican Party has not been a party that says, 'I want to destroy government.' "

" If you make - not have - $1 million a year, should you not participate in the sense of community of our country? I'm willing to put that on the table. "

" The country needs more than one-party dominance, as much as I believe the Democratic Party is the party for the middle class... We need to have a marketplace of ideas. "

" I always saw politics as an expansion of my role as a mom. "

" We in Congress stand by Israel. In Congress, we speak with one voice on the subject of Israel. "

" What we're discussing privately and publicly, is a budget which is a blueprint for the future which creates jobs, which educates our children, which provides healthcare for all Americans, which takes our deficit down, which gives a tax cut for 95% of the American people. "

" I don't know that anybody has walked up to me in the street or in a store or in the grocery and said to me, 'I hope you bomb Assad.' Certainly plenty have said, 'No; thumbs down, thumbs down, thumbs down.' "

" The American dream is about freedom. "

" My father was in Congress when I was born. He was mayor my whole life from when I was in grade school - first grade - to when I went away to college. "

" I love having the support of my caucus. We have a good working relationship. "

" Tom Foley was a statesman, and it was a privilege to serve under him when he was the Speaker of the House. He loved our country. He was a gentleman. I had the privilege of seeing him a couple days before he passed away. "

" The impact of climate change is a tremendous risk to the security and well-being of our countries. "

" Democrats believe in reigniting the American dream by removing barriers to success and building ladders of opportunity for all, so everyone can succeed. "

" Jobs mean freedom for workers to support their families. "

" Nothing surprises me. One thing I don't ever have in my world is surprise. "

" If I cry, it's about the personal loss of a friend or something like that. But when it comes to politics - no, I don't cry. "

" Washington and Congress are steeped in history and tradition, and that's been very male-oriented. "

" Raising the minimum wage is the right thing to do, but it's a popular thing to do as well. "

The Right Thing

" I have newspapers coming to me and saying, 'Can we get in on the TARP?'. "

" I have deep emotions about the American people. If I were to cry for anything, I would cry for them and the policies that they're about to face. "

" America will be far safer if we reduce the chances of a terrorist attack in one of our cities than if we diminish the civil liberties of our own people. "

" I have a few uniforms - depending on whether I'm going to a college campus or meeting a head of state. But clean and easy works best for me. "

" Let's just do what is right for the American people. And those of us who are involved in politics and government know that our responsibility is to the American people, that we have a responsibility to find our common ground, to seek it and to find it. "