"I think that really demonstrated the American spirit, and I want to thank Senator Wofford for all the work you have been doing on this issue for so many years."
"It is a tragedy--at least in Oakland, where I am from--the accessibility even now for our community colleges is going down, down, down, as the scholarships go away and as the costs go up."
"What we haven't done is, as I have said, taken things that already work, grab them, grow them, and green them."
"There is no higher calling in my mind than to take care of our veterans who protect our Nation."