Those Who Have Prospered And Profited From

I Was Raised In A Working Class Family Of Baptist Faith, And I Went To College On A Church Scholarship Where Early Teachings Were Reinforced. Abortion Was Wrong, I Was Taught.

When You Succeed (with Legislation), That Feeling Is Exhilaration. And It Takes Leadership From A President, Which Means You Meet With Members Of Congress 24/7 And You Talk And You Listen.

Life Is The Division Of Human Cells, A Process Which Begins At Conception.

I Grew Up In A Household That Was A Labor Household. My Dad Was A Teamster And A Milk Truck Driver. My Mother Was A Secretary. Neither Of Them Got Through High School. But They Worked Hard And They Gave Me Very, Very Important Opportunities To Go To School, Get A Good Education.

I Think A Lot Of People Think I Was Born In A Blue Suit, On The David Brinkley Show. And That Isn't Me. I Am Much More That Kid Who Grew Up In South St. Louis, In A Very Modest Household, With A Simple Background With Parents Who Didn't Get Through High School.