I'm very proud that the state of Vermont banned fracking. I hope communities all over California, and all over America do the same.

Republicans talk a good game about veterans, but when it came to put money on the line to protect our veterans, frankly, they were not there.

The Cold War is over. And our focus has got to be on intelligence, increased manpower, fighting internationally targets.

We are going to do everything that we can to protect working families in this country.

For Democrats to win, they're going to have to address the needs of working people. They're going to have to address the needs of the middle class. And that means standing up to Wall Street, standing up to the greed of corporate America. Even now and then, standing up to the media. And that means having a candidate who can excite working families, excite young people, bring them into the political process, create a large voter turnout.

What I saw in Baltimore was distressing and it tells me we need stronger policies in this country.

Black lives, of course, matter. I spent 50 years of my life fighting for civil rights and for dignity, but if you don't want me to be here, that's OK. I don't want to out-scream people.