Setting aside labels, I am somebody who believes that government in a democratic society should be representing the needs of the vast majority of the people who are middle-class and working families.

We need a very progressive and strong agenda to bring people into the political process because I worry very much about the future of the American democracy where so many people are giving up.

The police killings of unarmed African Americans has got to stop.

I prefer to stay on the important issues facing the American people.

It's the Democrats' same old weakness: much too much dependency on consultants and TV ads rather than mobilizing people.

We need to recognize the incredible challenges that so many parents face, especially working moms. We need to join the rest of the advanced world.

Secretary [Hillary ] Clinton is absolutely right, there are people, Koch brothers among others, who have a group called Concerned Veterans of America, funded by the Koch brothers. The Koch brothers, by the way, want to destroy Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, every governmental program passed since the 1930s. Yes, there are people out there who want to privatize it.