"I ... encourage others across the state to pay attention. Caring for the health needs of rural Minnesotans must remain a top priority for our health care institutions. I for one will remain vigilant in my work to ensure the people of Southern Minnesota continue to have access to top quality health care."

"Be Brave and Take Risks: You need to have faith in yourself. Be brave and take risks. You don't have to have it all figured out to move forward."

"Can it be possible that all human sympathies can thrive, and all human powers be exercised, and all human joys increase, if we live with all our might with the thirty or forty people next to us, teleg…"

"The people we’re talking about, once they get into ‘I want to kill a lot of people,’ it’s not a leap for them to see that these guns are made and designed for war. And if you look at the industry adve…"

"As for September 11, let us not too easily grant the Americans possession of that date on the calendar. Like May 1 or July 14 or December 25, September 11 may seem full of significance to some people,…"