That's what mayors do. They lobby Congress to provide resources for their city.
Some people see me as a rabble-rouser. Some people see me as someone who does not care about what other people think about me.
This is a tough game. You can't be intimidated. You can't be frightened. And as far as I'm concerned, the Tea Party can go straight to hell.
When I first experienced the millennial response to me, I had come out of a classified briefing, and I told the group of media individuals who were there that I didn't think James Comey had any credibility, and I threw up my hands and walked away - that went viral.
Most African-Americans really do believe that we are voting for our better interest in voting for Democrats.
Russia is not our friend.
I'm accustomed to being harassed.
It's unusual for elected officials to step outside of the box.
Some people see me as someone who makes other people look bad... I often get a feeling most people don't know who I am, or have a clue, and I live with that. I don't try to prove anything by talking.
The women's movement was just coming into being, and I got involved with Gloria Steinem and Bella Abzug and all these great women. We then got involved with Carter, who was running for president, and we created the first International Women's Conference or the National Women's Conference for Carter.
Donald Trump has defined himself very well, not only in the primary election where he was absolutely disrespectful to his colleagues on the Republican side of the aisle and for Fiorina, who he basically said, 'Who would vote for you? Look at her face.'
I'd like to say to women everywhere: don't allow these right-wing talking heads, these dishonorable people, to intimidate you or scare you.
I'm so proud of this connection that I've made with these young people.
I had to ask my grandchildren, 'What does it mean? I threw shade?'
I saw the real difference between politicians who supported programs like Head Start and those who didn't. I started getting really excited about politics.
There are people who love and appreciate this country, but they don't talk about it that way. Now is the time to talk.
It's very important that people who are feeling the need to do something... get activated.
I am talking about strategies that were developed, working with the Trump campaign. I really do believe that much of what you saw coming out of Trump's mouth was a play from Putin's playbook.
I believe that Trump is a danger. I believe that he wants to tighten and build up his relationship to Russia for whatever reasons.
This country cannot tolerate the fact that someone worked with Russia to undermine our democracy.
