We have a lot of kids who don't know what works means. They think work is a four-letter word.

I want us to do more to support people who are struggling to balance family and work. I've heard from so many of you about the difficult choices you face and the stresses that you're under. So let's have paid family leave, earned sick days. Let's be sure we have affordable child care and debt-free college.

I'm a progressive who likes to get things done.

The United Nations and the Organization of American States have named 2011 as the International Year for People of African Descent. This is an opportunity for all of us around the globe to celebrate the diversity of our societies and to honor the contributions that our fellow citizens of African descent make every day to the economic, social and political fabrics of our communities.

I'm fighting for people who cannot wait for changes, and I'm not making promises that I cannot keep.

If you see bigotry, oppose it.

We celebrate our diversity, we lift people up, and we make America even greater.