The senators know it's important to win statewide to have Hispanics and other immigrant populations supporting them.

If you want to right-size executive power relative to the other branches of government, the best way to do that is to have a healthy Congress in which the two parties are debating, disagreeing, but also occasionally working together to pass legislation.

Elections are always a little bit funny. People start saying things and emphasizing differences. After the election, my hope is, is that people start emphasizing what we have in common.

As the United States begins a new chapter in our relationship with Cuba, we hope it will create an environment that improves the lives of the Cuban people, not because it is imposed by us, the United States, but through the talent and ingenuity and aspirations, and the conversations among Cubans from all walks of life so they can decide what the best course is for their prosperity.

I make no apologies for being reasonable.

Even when our heart aches, we summon the strength that maybe we didn't even know we had, and we carry on; we finish the race.

Reading makes all other learning possible. We have to get books into our children's hands early and often.