The federal government is the only one that can provide immediate assistance.

Laissez-faire, Darwinian capitalism is not going to work here. Markets do work, but they need the direction of government in situations like this.

Just as the left has to be more willing to question 'Government knows best,' the right has to rethink its laissez-faire attitude toward government.

To Republicans, I humbly suggest that we make it possible for Democrats to give up their quest for redistribution of income and wealth by our acceptance of an appropriate role for government in financing those public goods and services necessary to secure a social safety net below which no American would be allowed to fall.

There is a kind of victory in good work, no matter how humble.

Clearly, we are going to start reaching out all over the country for money now, ... one of my absolute heroes.