As I told the students every time I visited a campus, you are the director of your own movie, and if you aren't enjoying what you are doing, change it.

Reform immigration to make it easy for individuals to come over here, be documented, pay taxes - immigration reform is needed to state that its about work, its not about welfare... Set up a grace period where they can get a work permit... social security card so that they can pay income tax, social security, Medicare.

Regardless of my legislation, spending has to be stopped.

Tonight was a great opportunity to take on the political status quo that has given us trillion dollar deficits and put millions out of work. Our objective was to inject some common sense into the conversation among Republicans at a time when business-as-usual simply won't work.

Let's end the unworkable marijuana prohibition and put our money where our mouth is. Let's solve the problems like border crime. We can do it with pot legalization.

Regardless of who wins, an election should be a time for optimism and fresh approaches.

A wasted vote is voting for someone that you don't believe in