I understand deficit spending. I was born in deficit spending.

So (if) some cracker come and tell you 'Well, my mother and father blood go back to the Mayflower,' you better hold your pocket. That ain't nothing to be proud of. That means their forefathers was crooks.

We`re going to continue to move forward and fight. I just think that, unfortunately, the president-elect [Donald Trump] has chosen to address every issue.

I very rarely read any fiction. I love biographies; I read about all kinds of people. I love theology and some philosophy.

I think drugs affect poor people and people of color more than anyone.

I`m very cautious about what appears to be things put in place that will begin to roll back some of the progress that I believe we`ve made.

We won`t back down! We won`t be trumped!