“What is required from members of Congress and the public alike is a new spirit of devotion to the national welfare beyond party or self-interest.”

“I think these last 10 years have seen just a huge shift in the psyche of this country as regards gay people. I think AIDS had a lot to do with it. So many families who really believed they'd 'never met one' were suddenly confronted with their sons becoming ill, and friends of sons. I think that brou”