We can have reasonable, thoughtful gun control measure that I think respect the Second Amendment and people's traditions.

I believe that we have better ideas. But I also believe that good ideas don't matter if people don't hear them.

Our focus on the investigation is really wide-ranging. And we can't limit it to just one point in time.

The opportunity will not remain open indefinitely.

Ultimately, I remain optimistic about not just America's future, but the direction that the world is growing.

I have been to this point unwilling to sign on to same-sex marriage primarily because of my understandings of the traditional definitions of marriage. But I also think you're right that attitudes evolve, including mine.

Lobbyist influence comes from access, not money.