When I think about what we need to do, we have 33,000 people a year who die from guns. I think we need comprehensive background checks, need to close the online loophole, close the gun show loophole. There's other matters that I think are sensible that are the kind of reforms that would make a difference that are not in any way conflicting with the Second Amendment.

After 9/11, I went to work with Republican mayor, governor and president to rebuild New York and to get health care for our first responders who were suffering because they had run toward danger and gotten sickened by it. Hundreds of thousands of National Guard and Reserve members have health care because of work that I did, and children have safer medicines because I was able to pass a law that required the dosing to be more carefully done.

For all the women - especially the young women, who put your faith in me - I want you to know that nothing has made me prouder than to be your champion.

While we are each free to believe whatever we choose, we cannot do whatever we choose.

I will go anywhere, anytime, to meet with anyone to find common ground.

Acting alone, minorities can never achieve the majorities necessary for political change.

Knowing what to expect next gives children a sense of security.