We need to rebuild bonds of trust between our police officers and our communities.

We also have to look at how we help families balance the responsibilities at home and the responsibilities at business.

Every single child should have the chance to live up to his or her God-given potential.

Trickle-down did not work. It got us into the mess we were in, in 2008 and 2009. Slashing taxes on the wealthy hasn’t worked. And a lot of really smart, wealthy people know that. And they are saying, hey, we need to do more to make the contributions we should be making to rebuild the middle class.

I made policy decisions based on what I thought was right that keep Americans safe and to protect U.S. interests abroad. No wild political attacks by Donald Trump is going to change that.

We do not have to choose between a healthy environment and a healthy economy.

I think that like most people I know, I have a range of views, but they are rooted in my values and experience.