Issues become much more real to me when I have stories back home.
We are a nation of laws, and we should live by the rule of law. And sometimes we should have a little bit of common sense.
It's very interesting how Washington works. It's not about speeches. It's about relationships.
ISIL is dangerous. They're a threat. They're a brutal, horrible force that needs to be dealt with.
We are held up by the radical Muslims as the enemy. So every time we go into one of these countries to do - we think - the right thing, we become propaganda for this radical movement.
I am fairly certain that our budget deficit was not caused by children with autism or 90-year-old grannies in nursing homes, so why take it out on them by cutting services?
We have required under law for years that men and women get paid equal money for equal work. But we've faced challenges enforcing that law. There is still a large wage gap, and there are numerous instances of women holding jobs where they are not compensated fairly.
We need a national family leave policy that will allow both men and women to take paid time off from work to care for a newborn or a sick relative.
We must engage with China to try and put as much pressure on North Korea as possible.
I always tell people that being the mayor of an urban city for eight years was like getting run over by a truck every day. There's inner satisfaction, but 24 hours a day, every day, I'm on duty.
I served 14 years in the state legislature and served in both the minority and majority.
When I was a young kid, girls were taught that their role in life was to get married and have children. It was the 1950s. Those were the rules.
I think I have a gene in me to always fight for the underdog, which I've done since I was a kid.
I never liked the status quo. Once I went to college, I got very involved in student activism.
