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" We can be just as safe with a smaller, more efficient nuclear arsenal at less cost. "

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" Let's face it: when it comes to denying access to abortion care and reproductive rights, especially for low-income women with limited resources, there's no limit to how far some are willing to go. "

" Opening up the Capitol dome and giving the public a look at the inner workings of Congress - however messy they may be - certainly won't be pretty. But trust isn't earned by showing off only your Sunday best. The dirty laundry has to be aired, too. "

" What I would like to do... once I take care of all my kids' student loans, is buy a red 1965 Mustang and fully restore it. "

" Without the U.S. leading the way in trade negotiations, we likely will see irreversible damage to our environment and widespread abuse of labor and human rights, all while we lose out on the opportunity to expand our economy and create jobs. "

" Democracy is not a spectator sport. "

" Since 1975, violence has been recognized as a public health problem, in large part to former Surgeon Generals Dr. Koop and Dr. Satcher's pioneering efforts to make the health approach a national priority. Since then, we've seen that violence can be curbed - and stopped - if we treat it as we would any other epidemic health concern. "

" From bank accounts to financial systems, power grids to air traffic controls - our most critical infrastructure remain attractive cyber targets, and if they are ever compromised, the effects could be devastating. "

" I've visited Lincoln Park Zoo more times than I can count because I believe the more the public learns about our animals, plants and environment, the better equipped we are to play a leading role in protecting our planet. "

" The United States did not earn its reputation as leader of the free world by standing back and allowing darker forces to prevail. "

" Instead of focusing on attacking unions and the labor movement, we need to find ways to strengthen and empower workers so we can put more money in the pockets of middle class families. "

" Violence of all forms is wreaking havoc in communities across the country, disproportionately impacting communities of color and shaving half a million years of life off our collective lifespan. But it doesn't have to be this way. "

" In Chicago, we have a century-old transit system that desperately needs updates to keep up with increased capacity. "

" We've seen it again and again. From civil rights to women's rights to marriage rights, this country has reinvented itself in the quest to make real the transcendent values that Lincoln proclaimed in his historic address - that all men are created equal in a nation conceived in liberty. "

" I don't buy that there's nothing we can do to stop criminals and the mentally ill from killing if they want to. "

" As a husband and a father of two daughters, I want young women around the globe to have the same rights and opportunities as my daughters. "

" I think what we're learning with the Trump Jr. meeting is when you meet with any Russians, you're meeting with Russian intelligence. And, therefore, President Putin. "

" Empowering women by allowing them to choose when and how many children to have is not only the right thing to do, it is the smart thing to do. "

" One of the things we have to understand is that federal transportation dollars require a local match. If that money isn't there, that money goes to another state. "

" We should be growing and make ourselves, as a state and a nation, more competitive. India, China and these other countries are not waiting for us. "

" While everyone is entitled to a little vacation now and then, America's top legal officers should adhere to basic measures to increase accountability and restore the public's trust in government. "

" It should not take award-winning investigators to find out how this government operates. "

" Despite its challenges, globalization has led to one of the most peaceful and productive times in world history. "

" Lincoln's address at Gettysburg - 272 words dedicating a cemetery at the site of one of the Civil War's bloodiest battles - has been called by scholars the source of all modern political prose. "

" In many cases, here we are, putting out reports that we're spending $100 million a year on, and we're telling the public, 'Oh, you don't have access to them.' "

" As the largest contributor to the United Nations and funder of international family planning, the U.S. is in a unique position to continue to lead the global agenda and place reproductive health at its core. "

" Racial politics in Chicago has a long history of being intertwined with the mayor's race, but I'd like to think we're past much of that. "

" Just the circumstances of being in D.C., people give you books, and there are issues you want to learn more about, so you are tearing into as many as you can. "

" Because of restrictions on abortion access in their own state, many women in neighboring states are forced to travel hundreds of miles and cross state lines to seek an abortion. However, their rights should not have to depend on their zip code. "

" Whether I'm reading a national publication or one of my local Chicago newspapers, I don't need to turn too many pages before I stumble upon another scandal. Not only do ethics violations deteriorate the public trust, but they also disrupt and undermine legitimate debate and policy. "

" The FDA first began prohibiting gay and bisexual men from donating blood in the early 1980s, at the height of the AIDS crisis, when the risk from blood transfusion was just beginning to be understood. In the decades to follow, the 'lifetime ban' was left largely unchanged. "