I refuse to stand by while our democracy is trampled by politicians more concerned about amassing power than helping the people who sent them to Washington in the first place.

Quote by Senator John Kerry

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I remember when you couldnt even mention environmental issues without a snicker. But then in...

I remember when you couldnt even mention environmental issues without a snicker. But then in...

Not to wax nostalgic about the 1970s, but back then people got upset when they...

Not to wax nostalgic about the 1970s, but back then people got upset when they...

I will not lay down and put this narrow, stubborn agenda ahead of our families,...

I will not lay down and put this narrow, stubborn agenda ahead of our families,...

It would be hard to blame you for having trouble taking much of what is...

It would be hard to blame you for having trouble taking much of what is...

Just to make certain that I wasn't missing anything, as we see a lot of...

Just to make certain that I wasn't missing anything, as we see a lot of...

Were busy exporting Democracy abroad to Afghanistan and Iraq, which is fine, but what we...

Were busy exporting Democracy abroad to Afghanistan and Iraq, which is fine, but what we...

America has not led but fled on the issue of global warming.

America has not led but fled on the issue of global warming.

Politics has always been the art of the possible. Today it's too often the art...

Politics has always been the art of the possible. Today it's too often the art...

Climate change is real. The science is compelling. And the longer we wait, the harder...

Climate change is real. The science is compelling. And the longer we wait, the harder...

The incompetent handling of the Dubai Ports deal was just the tip of the iceberg....

The incompetent handling of the Dubai Ports deal was just the tip of the iceberg....

Supporting the troops means paying attention to their needs both in the field and at...

Supporting the troops means paying attention to their needs both in the field and at...

We owe our troops the opportunity to serve in the best-planned, best-equipped, and best-led military...

We owe our troops the opportunity to serve in the best-planned, best-equipped, and best-led military...

The Senate and the country need Senators of courage who are prepared to make their...

The Senate and the country need Senators of courage who are prepared to make their...

There is a direct link between the federal tax cut of 2001 and state tax...

There is a direct link between the federal tax cut of 2001 and state tax...

The hope is there. The sun is rising. Our best days are yet to come.

The hope is there. The sun is rising. Our best days are yet to come.

Politics has always been the art of the possible. Today it's too often the art...

Politics has always been the art of the possible. Today it's too often the art...

Great physicians and nurses, skilled, caring and unparalleled in their training, intervened in my life...

Great physicians and nurses, skilled, caring and unparalleled in their training, intervened in my life...

The Americans combine the notions of religion and liberty so intimately in their minds, that...

The Americans combine the notions of religion and liberty so intimately in their minds, that...

I've said many a time that I think the Un-American Activities Committee in the House...

I've said many a time that I think the Un-American Activities Committee in the House...

Americans wanted to settle all our difficulties with Russia and then go to the movies...

Americans wanted to settle all our difficulties with Russia and then go to the movies...

But I can tell you what I believe: When tens of thousands of innocent souls...

But I can tell you what I believe: When tens of thousands of innocent souls...

Fixing our healthcare system as a whole is our primary challenge, and to make it...

Fixing our healthcare system as a whole is our primary challenge, and to make it...

Nursing would be a dream job if there were no doctors.

Nursing would be a dream job if there were no doctors.