You know, I think of the global economy as an inverted triangle, resting on the shoulders of the American consumer. And if the American consumer cannot have enough disposable income in order to maintain a standard of living that creates more opportunities generation after generation, that's bad for everybody.

I will fight every single day to pass comprehensive immigration-reform legislation with a path to citizenship.

I'm one of these very focused people when it comes to day-to-day work, and I'm trying not to think about what comes next so that I can stay very focused on what I'm doing now.

We're going to do everything we can to make sure workers are treated like assets, not costs.

I believe in community policing. And, in fact, violent crime is one-half of what it was in 1991.

What we have to do... is to find a way to celebrate our diversity and debate our differences without fracturing our communities.

Let's start with protecting taxpayers and making sure we have more fairness in the system.