We now consider 'The Wonderful Wizard of Oz' to be, in the words of the Library of Congress, a timeless American classic.

there are lines that cannot be crossed. Violence is one of those lines. Humiliation is one of those lines.

They've done nothing. I mean, I guess they didn't default on debt. That's a good thing. They're about to close down the government. That's not a good thing.

today, the Senate will vote to confirm Judge Jeffrey Cummings to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Judge Cummings received his bachelor's degree from Michigan State University and his J.D. from the Northwestern…

I think that is a positive step forward.

this crisis was made by years of inaction from politicians on both sides of the aisle.

The goal of literature is to reflect back to the reader either the struggles that the reader is facing or to provide insight into struggles that the reader has never had to imagine.

I'm here to help other States make these decisions.

I was confronted with a book banning movement upon taking office.

I believe libraries, in every single community across this country, have had an especially critical role to play in increasing educational opportunities for all Americans.

That's the exact opposite argument that we're trying to make.

What we're saying is, don't let one parent, who disagrees with a certain world view, determine what book--whether or not a book should be in the library.

The goal of literature is to reflect back to the reader either the struggles that the reader is facing or to provide insight into struggles that the reader has never had to imagine.

We need to work together as a country to try to create clear standards for access to books.

I was confronted with a book banning movement upon taking office.

My big concern is, is that the only ones who will have access are the mega trucking companies and/or those that can make the major investments and that it will strangle the small trucking companies out of business.

I'm here to help other States make these decisions.

That's the exact opposite argument that we're trying to make.