I believe that nothing is more important to our ability to effectively address our present than understanding the lessons learned from those who have come before us.

We made history when President Obama appointed Sonia Sotomayor, a proud Latina, the first Hispanic Supreme Court justice. And as the President likes to say, 'Every single one of them wasn't just the best Latino for the job, but the best person for the job.'

And one of the most important values of Barack Obama is that he will always level with the American people.

This nation's elected leaders owe all Americans the duty of formulating an Iraqi policy based on sound analysis of the actual facts.

Insurance brokers make way too much money for the value they provide.

Improving small business opportunities through federal contracts creates jobs and saves taxpayer money.

It was like 'Risky Business' for 10 years. My parents were out of town, they left me a bunch of money, the car, and the house, and I didn't know when they were coming home.

It's well proved economics that if a country which is rich and a country that is poor come together in global trade, sooner or later the standard of living of the poor country will go up towards that of the rich country.