Protecting our Great Lakes and conserving this resource for the next generation is critical both for surrounding communities and our planet as a whole.
I want to make sure every child has the opportunity for quality education.
We have to have an economy that is strong for everyone, working families who believe they can get ahead and give the children a better quality of life.
As a state sponsor of global terrorism and supplier of weapons to terrorist groups such as Hamas and Hezbollah, Iran cannot be allowed to develop nuclear weapons capabilities.
Chemical weapons, biological weapons, and nuclear weapons should never be used.
My wife has her own career and has been successful as well. The key for our success is mutual support for each other.
We have to end Citizens United, and we have to do it united as a people. If we don't do it, our system is going to be further corrupted.
Elected officials should be held to a higher standard, and we cannot enable misbehavior with a system that secretly settles with public funds.
The transition to clean energy should not be viewed as a burden to be overcome but, rather, an extraordinary job creation opportunity for the United States.
We must continue to invest at the local level to help cities, towns, and villages retain teachers, police, firefighters, and other community-enhancing service providers.
I have continuously said that, at the very minimum, the Bush tax cuts for income under $250,000 should be extended.
We need to stop kicking the can down the road and rethink our entire tax system toward long-term, comprehensive tax reform.
My position has been consistent that middle class families should not pay more taxes. That hasn't changed.
I have met too many people who are looking for work, worrying about their mortgage, uncertain about their health insurance, and doubting that things will get any better anytime soon. Not just concerned about the present, many of us are doubting the future.
I would borrow money all day long, if the cost of borrowing is less than the expected return.
I'm willing to meet with anyone, Democrat or Republican, who has a good idea, an open mind and a willingness to come together to tackle the challenges we face.
If I wasn't serving in Congress, I've always wanted to be a high school teacher. Specifically, I want to teach a course on modern American history and use Garry Trudeau's Doonesbury as a primary text.
I'm 100 percent in support of women's rights, the right of a woman to make her own choice.
I don't believe in a redistribution of wealth.
If all of us try to do everything, we will accomplish nothing.
