I know that virtually every member of the Senate understands we just cannot turn our back on men and women who have put their lives on the line to defend us and who are hurting today.

This country is never going to move forward unless we end Republican rule in the House and Senate.

As an independent, my views, in fact, are a little bit different than many of my Democratic colleagues.

In the economy today, everybody understands that we need a well educated workforce. This is 2016. When we talk about public education, it can no longer be K through 12th grade. I do believe that public colleges and universities should be tuition free.

Any idiot, especially one who is prepared to die, who has a gun, can start shooting up people.

I think there are many people in the working class who say, you know what? Yes, maybe we are better off than we were eight years ago, but I am still working two or three jobs, my kid can't afford to go to college, I can't afford child care, my real wages have been going down for 40 years. The middle class is shrinking. Who's standing up for me?

The only way change happens is when people become more significantly involved in the political process.