It cannot bring back and make whole those who suffered and died by a racist’s criminal hand. But it can at least reaffirm our nation’s commitment to seek the truth and make equal justice a reality.

Connecticut’s first responders and defense workers work every day to help us achieve these goals.

Eight more days and I can start telling the truth again.

America’s highways, roads, bridges, are an indispensable part of our lives. They link one end of our nation to the other. We use them each and every day, for every conceivable purpose.

Every American deserves to live in freedom, to have his or her privacy respected and a chance to go as far as their ability and effort will take them – regardless of race, gender, ethnicity or economic circumstances.

When the public’s right to know is threatened, all other public rights are threatened.

Don’t ask me to write a check for you when you think your job is at risk and then don’t pay any attention to me when my job is at stake.

It’s easy for Americans to forget that the food they eat doesn’t magically appear on a supermarket shelf.

I don’t care what the public wants, I’m going to give it what it needs!

When the public’s right to know is threatened, and when the rights of free speech and free press are at risk, all of the other liberties we hold dear are endangered.