I want people to know that you’re not a real journalist. You work for Mike the pillow man and all you do is spout untruths. Get away from me.

This legislation is the most important. And we have to keep working in order to get the job done.

I don’t consider that journalism. Mike the pillow man, that’s not journalism. I don’t have any reason to talk to you.

“They are not forgotten.”

“The release of these individuals must remain a priority at the highest level of diplomacy.”

the United States does not abandon those who fight for freedom.

the release of these individuals must remain a priority at the highest level of diplomacy.

America will continue to stand for freedom, human rights and the principle that no person should be imprisoned simply for what they believe.

I rise today in strong support of this resolution, calling on the President to prioritize the release of these courageous individuals who have been unjustly detained by the government of the People’s Republic of China simply for exercising…

Because, you know, they say that these autocrats, the President of China for one, the most horrible form of torture that they can put on a prisoner is to tell them nobody even remembers them or cares about them or even knows why they are…

“If we do not speak out for human rights in China because of commercial interest, we lose all moral authority to speak out for human rights anywhere in the world.”

During #PrideMonth we celebrate love, freedom and the courage to live authentically.

Connie understands San Francisco, our values, our diversity, our communities and our responsibility to lead with both compassion and strength.

Today, the Supreme Court has dealt a devastating new blow to the Voting Rights Act and against the sacred right to vote.

Congress must urgently pass the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act to restore the full strength of the Voting Rights Act before this latest blow becomes fatal.

The consequences will be felt across the country: fewer voices heard, fewer communities represented and a democracy diminished.

If we do not speak out for human rights in China because of commercial interest, we lose all moral authority to speak out for human rights anywhere in the world.

They are not forgotten.

You must be the patriots of our time.

America has always been a long-standing promise and an ongoing project.

The Conway family are angels and cultivators who have enabled innovators to grow and blossom through their brilliance in sharing ideas and recognition.

if we do not speak out for human rights in China because of commercial interest, we lose all moral authority to speak out for human rights anywhere in the world.

Having a Garden Pavilion with my name on it at the Obama Center is deeply celebratory for me because of the esteem I have always had for President Obama.

Hope is not just a virtue. Hope is action and demands a plan.

Sadly, I rise today to honor the life and legacy of Rita Semel, whose passing yesterday at the age of 104 is a profound loss for San Francisco and for all who believe in the power of dialogue, understanding, and justice. For decades, Rita…