I've got certain responsibilities that I have to carry out in a very specific institution and in a specific moment in time.

I do think that I have a better sense of how military action can result in unintended consequences.

In my heart I know you didn't come here just for me, you came here because you believe in what this country can be. In the face of war, you believe there can be peace. In the face of despair, you believe there can be hope. In the face of a politics that's shut you out, that's told you to settle, that's divided us for too long, you believe we can be one people, reaching for what's possible, building that more perfect union.

In Missouri, it's a 50/50 state, so I'm kind of used to half the state being mad at me.

I reject discrimination against Muslim Americans - who are just as patriotic as we are.

What Washington needs is adult supervision.

You might be locked in a world not of your own making, her eyes said, but you still have a claim on how it is shaped. You still have responsibilities.