I don't believe in trashing my opponents. I've never run a negative ad in my life. I believe in talking about issues, sometimes fighting for the media to talk about the issues, but that's what I do, and the people will decide.

We have to say to the billionaire class, enough is enough. You cannot have it all. You are going to pay more in taxes.

In my view, one of the major reasons that we have so many people in jail is that we have turned our backs on a lot young people.

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

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

I'm a United States senator, and I have a responsibility to the people of my state - also to the people of this country.

We have to invest in our kids, we have to invest in our communities, we have to create jobs. We have to make certain that kids are not dropping out of school and hanging out on street corners.