I actually did vote for the $87 billion, before I voted against it.

Here I am in the state of New Mexico. George Bush is still in the state of denial. New Mexico has five electoral votes. The state of denial has none. I like my chances.

If we can't have a serious conversation without politicizing it on cable TV and making it a scoring point for one day, we're in trouble.

We are not interested in a proxy war. Our objective is to change Russia's behavior.

I think the question of abortion is one that should be left for the states to decide.

I had a chance to talk with President [Vladimir] Putin and he clearly said to me very directly, "I will think about that. I will think about this challenge of how we win." Look, this is not easy for Putin. Everybody says, "Oh, Putin's made a big move." Well, Putin is [in Syria] now; and if he wants to fight ISIL alone, that's a challenge, folks.

That's what I am standing up for - Israel's future as a Jewish and democratic state living side-by-side in peace and security with its neighbors.