Political Quotes

Some of you know when I was growing up, I didn't have a father in the house. But I did have people around me, stepfather, grandparents, teachers, coaches and most of all my mother, who tried to teach me the difference between right and wrong, who showed me what it meant to be honest and responsible to work hard, to treat other people the way I wanted to be treated.

But living in a democracy is about recognizing that our point of view won’t always win out, and being willing to accept the peaceful transfer of power.

I am more troubled by the idea that a White House can say to law firms, 'If you represent parties that we don't like, we're going to pull all our business or bar you from representing people effectively.'

Dick Durbin has always fought the good fight on behalf of working families, and his integrity shines through in everything he does.