I'm not a Democrat, I'm an Independent, but I caucus with the Democrats.

Ever since [Donald]Trump has been opening his big mouth, you`re seeing all these bitter people, latent racists who are becoming emboldened. You`re seeing some ugly stuff happening around this country.

To my mind, if we do not get a handle on money in politics and the degree to which big money controls the political process in this country, nobody is going to bring about the changes that is needed in this country for the middle class and working families.

I think my main concern is because I worry about demagoguery. It`s real. You see the people standing up there and applauding.

The disastrous invasion of Iraq, something that I strongly opposed, has unraveled the region.

When you have kids that have no jobs and are not in school, too often they get themselves into trouble. So what we have got to do is invest in education and in jobs, something which I have fought for, rather than more jails and incarceration.

I intend to introduce legislation that will make police accountable for their actions and limit uses of force in cases where it is unnecessary.