Children's lives are not shaped solely by their families or immediate surroundings at large. That is why we must avoid the false dichotomy that says only government or only family is responsible. . . . Personal values and national policies must both play a role.

We have undocumented immigrants in America who are paying more federal income tax than a billionaire. I find that just astonishing.

You've got to ask yourself, why won't Donald Trump release his tax returns? I think there may be a couple of reasons. First, maybe he's not as rich as he says he is. Second, maybe he's not as charitable as he claims to be. Third, we don't know all of his business dealings, but we have been told through investigative reporting that he owes about $650 million to Wall Street and foreign banks. Or maybe he doesn't want the American people to know that he's paid nothing in federal taxes.

I would love having the job of president because I know how to do it. I know what the country needs.

I think for a lot of young people there is a sense that maybe the future is not going to be everything it was held out to be, especially if they're coming out with a lot of student debt.

We still have gaps that are rooted in gender inequality. Certainly we have discrimination against the LGBT community.

We have to build a political consensus and that requires people to give up a little bit of their own turf in order to create this common ground.