Dick Durbin: “Eight percent of the students, 30 percent of the student loan defaults. What does it tell us?”

You can’t survive in politics unless you’re optimistic. You’ve got to believe that even though you face a setback or you don’t have all the laws you need, that tomorrow will be better.

Changes of this magnitude with no discernible justification must be scrutinized.

Transferring immigrants to Guantánamo Bay is simply unlawful, and worse yet, inhumane.

The lack of community involvement and speed with which this project has moved forward raises questions about the role of private interests.