First and foremost, that I will, obviously, be the president of all the people, as opposed to one segment. When you look at some of the appointments, there`s great concern because does it really represent all the people, and somehow figuring out how to bring the nation together.

This is not about what party you're part of. This is about right and wrong, ... the conscience of this nation.

Some issues you just - you certainly you have to defend yourself, but you certainly don`t have to denigrate others.

Better to die of something than to die in old age of nothing.

If Charlton Heston can have a constitutional right carry a rifle, why can't grandma have a constitutional right to health care?

One of the things that`s offensive is saying in the fifth district there`s nothing going on. This is a very vast district. The congressman happens to represent me. And while there are always more things that we can do in every community, this is a very diverse district with all kinds of wonderful things.

When the civil rights community raised a lot of concerns around the nomination of Mr. Sessions, Senator Sessions, one of the things was that he`s on record of saying things intrusive, like voting rights,that he doesn`t believe the federal government should interfere with local policing, almost like states` rights kind of rhetoric.