I'm deeply concerned. And I think, in many ways, the Trump presidency poses a clear and present danger to our country and to the world.

I have met thousands and thousands of pro-choice men and women. I have never met anyone who is pro-abortion.

It is often the case that laws must change before fears about change dissipate.

When I got to the Senate, I started working with Republicans. I think I practically worked with every single one of them, and a lot of them were on record talking about what a good colleague I am and how I like to get things done.

If you look at what the factors were going into the decision, of course there are competing interests and values. And one of our values is we bring everybody home off the battlefield the best we can. It doesn't matter how they ended up in a prisoner of war situation... It does not matter.

I think it's so important for all of us to be able to see ourselves represented in the books we read and the movies and TV shows we watch.

I've gone to work, I've raised a child, and I've spent 30 years trying to better the lives of children and families. But I often return to one thing I said way back then - that politics is the art of making possible what appears to be impossible.