There really is no more important issue Congress should be working on this year, and in this time of unprecedented economic growth there is no reason why we shouldn't be,

Some people say it will take another miracle for this Congress and administration to find a way to work together. As we begin this historic Congress, let us resolve that we will work in good faith with each other to do the people's business. That is our pledge from this side of the aisle,

It's way past time to close this gap,

I wish that I'd been in Congress at some point. Especially now with Bush there. But I would have a really hard time getting elected because of my views. L.A. is very ethnic. Many of the Jewish voters would not support me because of my views on the Middle East.

Let's dispense with the notion that Congress can punish the president either by a so-called censure or by a fine or any other punishment, ... Such a deal is unconstitutional, and anyone who believes in that kind of deal believes not in the rule of law, but the rule of man, and needs to read the Constitution.

is the first to recognize the need for the fiscal and administrative reforms at the institution that Congress has called for. Therefore, calls for him to step down are misguided and do him an injustice.