We reject the use of national security letters to spy on citizens who are not suspected of a crime.

Keeping the people's government open is not a concession to me. Keeping vital service running and hundreds of thousands of Americans on the job is not something you 'give' to the other side.

I do not talk to the FBI directors about pending investigations [on Hillary Clinton].

Germany, South Korea - these are all countries that are investing massively in education. We've got to do the same thing in America.

If you have health care, my plan will lower your premiums. If you don't, you'll be able to get the same kind of coverage that members of Congress give themselves.

Become a teacher. Your country needs you.

Higher minimum wages, full-employment programs, early-childhood education: Those kinds of programs are, by design, universal, but by definition, because they are helping folks who are in the worst economic situations, are most likely to disproportionately impact and benefit African Americans. They also have the benefit of being sellable to a majority of the body politic.