I would hope that the Senate would do its job and confirm the nominee that President [Barack] Obama has sent to them. That's the way the Constitution fundamentally should operate. The president nominates, and then the Senate advises and consents, or not, but they go forward with the process.

I've always been intrigued by the Senate, and admired many of the people who have served there.

I was a baseball fan, at any rate.

We should be breaking down barriers not building walls. We're not going to succeed by dividing this country between us and them. You know, to be great, we can't be small. We can't lose what made America great in the first place.

I can't speculate on what did or did not happen. I only know what I said and what I intended to convey.

I mean, I'm a big believer in talking to people when you can and trying to solve problems when you can.

I don't think labels are as important as results.