He's taking a lead on the ethics reform initiative in the Senate right now, and wanted to set an example by donating all the contributions to charity.

I am proud that the Senate has come together to address the urgent need for comprehensive immigration reform.

In the bill that was introduced in the Senate, in the bill that I introduced along with some members, we preserve the tactical intelligence part of the equation, ... And so, I hope we can change their minds.

When a member of the House moves over to the Senate, he raises the IQ of both bodies

Though my plans at the moment are vague, I can assure you that I'll never run for the Senate in New York.

As many members of the Senate as there are, there's that many different views of how you do offsets, ... That's why it will be hard to do.