Political Quotes

Until we solve that fundamental problem in this country, until hard work is valued, until everyone has a path to the middle class and the stability and security of a good-paying job, our work in this body — my work as a private citizen…

Mr. President, I am here at desk 88, honored to address my family and friends and Ohioans of the Nation. I remember well my first speech 18 years ago. Illinois Senator Barack Obama was presiding over the Senate. Following parliamentary…

Mr. President, I rise today to honor my communications team. All that we do in government--passing legislation, pushing for investment in Ohio, holding government and corporations accountable-- doesn't mean much if the people we serve…

And I will be brief. Social Security, we know, is a bedrock of our middle class. It is retirement security that Americans pay into and earn over a lifetime. You pay in for 40 quarters. You pay in for, essentially, 10 years. You have earned…