"To continue to blame the Democrats makes little sense to your voting public."
"If you are a hardworking American and you have litigation, you will go to court, you will have to hire your lawyers, and you will have to defend."
"I just hope that we in the future can be as fair to hardworking Americans, people who find themselves in need of some assistance, that we can be as fair to them as we will be to MetLife."
"I see a double standard because in 2001, when women brought a gender discrimination lawsuit against MetLife, it was not litigated in Congress; it was litigated in court."
"I thank God that there are Federal courts, and those Federal courts are going to hear the case, at least one in particular."
"I want to mention the Honorable Jim Clyburn, who has legislation that would target areas that have been left behind."
"Hurricane Katrina was my 'but for the grace of God go I.'"
"It does one little good to have a Ph.D. if you cannot acquire a j-o-b so that you can e-a-t."
"I concur with the Honorable Maxine Waters that a good transportation bill would help this whole country."
"I see in this, the largest ever settlement in an auto loan discrimination case, an opportunity for us to send a message to others that if you discriminate, we are going to come after you."
"I am proud to serve under the leadership of the Honorable Barack Obama."