I have to say, that I am delighted that Secretary [Hillary] Clinton month after month after month seems to be adopting more and more of the positions that we have advocated.

When families are strong, America is strong.

I think we can compete with high-wage countries, and I believe we should. New jobs and clean energy, not only to fight climate change, which is a serious problem, but to create new opportunities and new businesses.

I want to put our resources where I think they're most needed: Getting rid of any violent person.

Sometimes, in public life, people ask inappropriate, off-the-wall kinds of questions, don't they?

I do have investments, investments in new jobs, investments in education, skill training, and the opportunities for people to get ahead and stay ahead. That's the kind of approach that will work.

When I took on the drug companies and the insurance companies for universal health care coverage, they went after me with a vengeance.