No government can love a child, and no policy can substitute for a family's care. But at the same time, government can either support or undermine families as they cope with moral, social and economic stresses of caring for children.

What Secretary Ash Carter is looking at is the constant pressure that Russia's putting on our European allies. The way that Russia is trying to move the boundaries of the post-World War II Europe. The way that he is trying to set European countries against one another, seizing territory, holding it in Crimea. Beginning to explore whether they could make some inroads in the Baltics.

Individual consciences are fine but individual consciences have to be made manifest.

Look, [Hillary Clinton] is been proven to be a liar on so many different ways. This is just another lie.

Let's provide family leave that is paid and access to affordable, high-quality childcare.

If you look at countries that are comparable, like Switzerland or Germany, for example, they have mixed systems. They don't have just a single-payer system, but they have very clear controls over budgeting and accountability.

I keep telling people I want to close the deficit, and one of the deficits is want to close is the fun deficit.