The first time I spoke to a group this large was at my college commencement in 1969.

If fighting for working families is playing the women's card, you know what, deal me in.

You have to be a little bit crazy to run for president.

Let's protect and empower workers who actually drive our economy.

In every religion, there are those who would drape themselves in the mantle of belief and faith only to distort it's most sacred teachings - preaching intolerance and resorting to violence.

The gun lobby whips up people and makes them believe that President Obama or I are coming for their guns. Well, that's ridiculous. And he's said it, I have said it. But we do want to save lives by keeping a gun from somebody who shouldn't have it.

Our country deserves no less, because all of the other issues we want to deal with depend upon us being secure and strong.