The only way change happens is when people become more significantly involved in the political process. We have to increase voter turnout and citizen participation so that people know what's going on and demand a government that works for everybody and not just the one percent.

We don`t need to drive up the national debt by giving tax breaks to millionaires and billionaires.

Do the elected officials in Washington stand with ordinary Americans - working families, children, the elderly, the poor - or will the extraordinary power of billionaire campaign contributors and Big Money prevail? The American people, by the millions, must send Congress the answer to that question.

What we have got to do - especially with younger people, especially with people not heavily involved in the political process - is to make sure that every morning, afternoon, and evening, they are seeing the presentation of issues that are relevant to their lives.

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

We can`t allow racism and xenophobia to gain traction.

I have been in the Democratic Caucus in the Senate for over 24 years.