Senator Kennedy inspired so many with his decades of service, so I can't think of a more fitting tribute then working to educate and motivate future generations of citizens and public servants alike.

Frankly, I see a lot of little girls dressed in ways I think are not very appropriate. It's too much too soon, and it causes a lot of cognitive dissonance about who they are - are they an 8-year-old, or are they a miniature fill-in-the-blank-celebrity? Parents have to draw the line.

When I was growing up, my parents always told me that I had to do what I thought was right and not listen to other people. That was hard for me.

Let's have Michael Bloomberg run the whole thing. Did a great job on this stuff in New York. If you want to spend at least what we already are on the poor but actually get results, go for it!

We need to have strong growth, fair growth, sustained growth.

It was outrageous that [Donald Trump] would be advocating [that] women who exercise their constitutional right and have autonomy over their healthcare decisions would be criminals, along with the doctors that served them. He did try to walk it back - I think pretty unconvincingly.

I have stood up and I have represented my constituents to the best of my abilities, and I'm very proud of that.