I got to grow up with a mother who taught me to believe in me.

So laying people off is not something I do lightly, it's not something I relish.

You all know I love L.A., but tonight I really love L.A.

I got to grow up with a mother who taught me to believe in me.

My father was predisposed to drunken rages. I would hide under the bed. My sister and I were talking just the other day about the terror a drunken man in a rage can create in a child.

The great thing about our system of democracy is when they call you for jury duty, you have to come... It's an honor and a privilege. I was called and I've got to be here.

But I will say, I think there are some Democrats that don't want to address pension reform. I have taken on the issue of seniority and tenure. I think we have to address entitlements and the president has done that in his budget. I think we have to extend Medicare and the president has done that. But also reinvest in that program.