Once you've stared death in the face, every day is a good day.
Climate change is not just about carbon dioxide levels and melting polar ice caps. It is about our public health and protecting our Earth for future generations.
Despite its challenges, globalization has led to one of the most peaceful and productive times in world history.
I've visited Lincoln Park Zoo more times than I can count because I believe the more the public learns about our animals, plants and environment, the better equipped we are to play a leading role in protecting our planet.
Wrigley Field was built and designed at a time when people got to the ballpark by trolley, train, and horse cart.
There's a world to save. Don't let anybody tell you you can't change the world. You can, and you have a moral responsibility to try.
Immigration is not about visa numbers or building a fence. It is about reclaiming our roots as a nation of immigrants and a refuge for those who have been cast aside.
The real cost of corruption in government, whether it is local, state, or federal, is a loss of the public trust.
I am committed to working towards a more transparent, accountable, and ethical federal government worthy of the public's trust.
Violence of all forms is wreaking havoc in communities across the country, disproportionately impacting communities of color and shaving half a million years of life off our collective lifespan. But it doesn't have to be this way.
One of the cornerstones of our democracy is the peaceful transition of power.
Lincoln's address at Gettysburg - 272 words dedicating a cemetery at the site of one of the Civil War's bloodiest battles - has been called by scholars the source of all modern political prose.
I think it can be very safe to go to O'Hare and Wrigley and Sox park and Soldier Field, but you have to deal with some reality. Just because a threat is not specific and verifiable doesn't mean nearly what it used to mean, in terms of you being able to sleep well at night.
Too often, advances in civil rights or women's rights are undermined by wrong-headed legislation or weak-kneed political leadership.
Democracy is not a spectator sport.
Anyone who has ever asked for directions knows you need two crucial pieces of information to get good results: a starting point and a destination.
If the U.S. fails to set the rules for global trade, then other countries with records of environmental and labor abuses, like China, will step in to fill the void.
Denial of contraception to women without the financial means to afford it could cause substantial economic burdens, and even greater burdens if the lack of contraception results in an unintended pregnancy.
We have over 100,000 bridges in this country old enough to qualify for Medicare.
In my home district, exports support more than 100,000 jobs. Imagine how many more jobs we can create by breaking down the barriers that prevent Chicago-made goods and services from entering new markets.
