Some may still deny the overwhelming judgment of science, but none can avoid the devastating impact of raging fires, and crippling drought, and more powerful storms.

[A] family with two kids that earns the minimum wage still lives below the poverty line. That's wrong. That's why, since the last time this Congress raised the minimum wage, 19 states have chosen to bump theirs even higher. Tonight, let's declare that in the wealthiest nation on Earth, no one who works full-time should have to live in poverty, and raise the federal minimum wage to $9 an hour.

The future belongs to young people with an education and the imagination to create.

One of the great qualities of Chancellor Merkel is that she is steady. She analyzes a situation. She's honest. Sometimes we've had disagreements, but when we do, it's very constructive. And we are consistently open with each other about how we should approach these issues.

If it is orderly and lawful, immigration is good for our economy.

I think we would have made a lot more mistakes and would have accomplished a lot less had we not been grounded in some basic truths.

I will not stand by while the special interests use the same old tactics to keep things exactly the way they are ... Not this time. Not now.