I don't want to get into some sort of back-and-forth on insults because that just drags everybody down.

Research shows the presence of women raises the standards of ethical behavior and lowers corruption.

I want very much to save what works and is good about the Affordable Care Act.

Equal pay is not yet equal. A woman makes $0.77 on a dollar and women of color make $0.67... We feel so passionately about this because we are not only running for office, but we each, in our own way, have lived it. We have seen it. We have understood the pain and the injustice that has come because of race, because of gender. And it's imperative that... we make it very clear that each of us will address these issues.

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

It's important to recognize the vital role that the financial markets play in our economy and that so many of you are contributing to. To function effectively those markets and the men and women who shape them have to command trust and confidence, because we all rely on the market's transparency and integrity. So even if it may not be 100 percent true, if the perception is that somehow the game is rigged, that should be a problem for all of us, and we have to be willing to make that absolutely clear.

Stay in the middle,don't get pushed to the side,every chance that's worth taking,is a chance worth the fight