"The conflict is causing a spiraling toward mass famine in the Darfur region, which is accelerating the refugee problem into surrounding nations."
"For us not to have a leader in the African Union is absolutely absurd at this point."
"It is powerful how much an ambassador makes a difference in the details of negotiating with countries."
"As Fiorello LaGuardia said, there's no republican or democratic way to fix a pothole."
"Are there people in this institution that are wasting taxpayer dollars and really shouldn't be here? Absolutely, yes."
"to ban people from getting Pell Grants, for example, it seems like a nonsensical waste of a taxpayer opportunity."
"all the data I've seen shows a dollar invested in just need simple education program--GED, BA, graduate degrees--returns to the taxpayers a lot in terms of dropping the recidivism rates."
"I think is a safety issue for correctional officers as well as for inmates."
"The United States of America locked up more people than any other Nation or past empire when it comes to just the total gross amount of humanity that was being put into jails and prisons."
"I think we have this falsehood that often rhetorically is heard here in Washington, that somehow Americans are not equally concerned, whether you're a Republican or a Democrat or an Independent, about..."
"I realized that just helping people coming out of prison, being that the recidivism rates were unconsciously high, could be one of the best strategies."