Ted Kennedy was in the Senate for 40 years. Tip O'Neill for 35 years. John Kerry in the Senate for 30 some odd years. It does take time to become effective. — Michael Capuano Copy Share Image
I don't try to be something I'm not, I don't try to pretend that I'm something I'm not, I don't try to present myself… — Michael Capuano Copy Share Image
Politicians try to see the world through other people's lenses and try to bring people together so that we can have a mutual view… — Michael Capuano Copy Share Image
I think it's right, to have many voices at the table before you send somebody else's child to war. — Michael Capuano Copy Share Image
I voted against the creation of ICE. However, changing who enforces bad policy now doesn't fix that bad policy and it won't bring families… — Michael Capuano Copy Share Image
I have been disappointed with the way the majority of my colleagues have approached war and peace over the entire time I've been in… — Michael Capuano Copy Share Image
All government is a mess. Democracy is always messy. It's meant to be messy because smooth, thoughtful, precise, effective government leads to dictatorship. Don't… — Michael Capuano Copy Share Image
I always think the Democratic Party is and should be a broad tent that welcomes people from all political issues. — Michael Capuano Copy Share Image
I've been left to wonder if it's the national Republican Party Scott Brown represents, or the people of Massachusetts? Let me add that I… — Michael Capuano Copy Share Image