What I would like to see is for people to come together and say: Of course we're going to protect and defend the Second Amendment. But we're going to do it in a way that tries to save some of these 33,000 lives that we lose every year.

Both the American people and nations that censor the internet should understand that our government is committed to helping promote internet freedom.

I think that being in politics, being in leadership should be as much about listening as talking. That's how I think you can get the information and sort of pick up the nuance that will enable you to do the best possible job.

When I took on the drug companies and the insurance companies for universal health care coverage, they went after me with a vengeance.

If we're going to talk about mayors, that under the current mayor [of New York in 2016], crime has continued to drop, including murders.

I respect the Second Amendment. But I believe there should be comprehensive background checks, and we should close the gun show loophole, and close the online loophole.

I think one of the big problems we have got - and police tell me this - is most police don't know how to deal with mental health problems. And so we need better mental health response.