There are certain things that should remain forever pristine in your memory, and that's how I look at Hanauma.
I've been saying it at all our Senate Democratic retreats we need to speak to the heart, not in a manipulative way, not in a way that brings forth everybody's fears and resentments, but truly to speak to the heart so that people know that we're actually on their side.
The defense to slander is the truth, and sometimes the truth hurts.
Opinion is not slander.
Blue slips enable home-state senators to ensure that the federal judges serving in their states are highly qualified.
It's clear that health care is a concern for people all across the country regardless of their political stripe or where they live.
Both political parties should be able to support the idea that taxpayers who are lawfully present, working, and paying taxes should be able to use the programs their tax dollars pay for - it is only fair.
Browbeating the tech industry for a problem that does not exist also draws attention away from the real problems with Google and other tech companies.
To me, Stephen Miller is like Iago whispering in the president's ear, along with John Kelly. These people are totally anti-immigrant.
When we in Congress set the terms under which immigrants in this country must live, we wield a power that is checked primarily by our individual sense of fairness: the power to set taxes and make laws that apply to people who do not have representation.