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Civil rights are more important today than they ever have been in our country. There is so much divisiveness today.

The right to vote is one of our nation's most important civil rights.

In reality, civil rights are more important than national rights. They're the content, the day-to-day: work, life. But people are sensitive to national rights.

The right of every American to first-class citizenship is the most important issue of our time.

Washington, D.C. is a city filled with people who believe they are important.

Well, my personal mission statement is that we want marriage equality in all 50 states. We want it not to be a state-by-state issue. We don't want it to be something the majority is voting on. I don't think the civil rights of any minority should be in the hands of any majority.

The greatest movement for social justice our country has ever known is the civil rights movement and it was totally rooted in a love ethic.

Security is still the most important issue facing Washington state residents and millions of Americans - the security of having a job, of access to affordable health care, of a quality education, and of protecting our homeland and defending our nation.

The Constitution gives the Congress absolute authority within the District of Columbia on any legislative issues whatsoever.

I think there are a whole host of things that are civil rights, and then there are other things - such as traditional marriage - that, I think, express a community's concern and regard for a particular institution.