“CEOs and employers at for-profit corporations should not be able to prevent women from access to health care simply because of their own personal religious objections.”

“For many Native Americans across the land, the name of the Washington football team is a deeply personal reminder of a legacy of racism and generations of pain.”

“I believe I am a moderate Democrat: I am pro-business and also progressive.”

“I have consistently supported laws ensuring women are able to make their own health care decisions, and I will continue to protect women's access to contraceptives and reproductive health care.”

“I strongly support SNAP and will continue to urge my colleagues in Congress to provide adequate funding to this important program.”

“I was a very, very good congressman.”

“I was never supposed to make it to Congress. I was a staff person.”

“In the end, I think part of my problem was that I was a better legislator than I was a politician.”

“One of the things I really learned from my first term is the importance of focusing. In that sense, it is a deliberate effort. What I look at with each vote is that priority of whether it's good for the middle class or not.”

“SNAP is a critical anti-hunger program that feeds millions of low income Americans, including children, veterans, and seniors who would not otherwise have the resources to buy groceries.”

“What I look at with each vote is that priority of whether it's good for the middle class or not.”