There is far too little discussion in Washington about the collapse of the middle class , almost no discussion at all about the incredible income inequality and wealth inequality in this country, and the fact that we're moving toward an oligarch form of society.

My path to victory is to talk about the issues that impact the lives of millions of Americans.

Let us wage a moral and political war against the billionaires and corporate leaders, on Wall Street and elsewhere, whose policies and greed are destroying the middle class of America.

People are hungry, and they're hurting and they're very, very worried about their children. Will their kids ever pay off their student debt? Will their kids ever get a decent-paying job? I think Democrats have got to be running a grass-roots campaign - mobilizing people and being prepared to take on the 1 percent with an agenda that speaks to the needs of ordinary workers.

When I was a young boy, I can remember in the community that I grew up in, seeing people in the community who had numbers that were on their arms.

One in four corporations doesn't pay any taxes.

We are imprisoning or giving jail sentences to young people who are smoking marijuana.