There's no doubt that [tax cuts] act as a stimulus. How could they not, in a sense? You're giving cash back to households.

They have two aspects. One is that they're unpredictable, and that often rich and more affluent households are slow to spend the funds. The other thing about tax cuts is that they're redistributive. So they tend, naturally, to benefit those who pay tax.

That is certainly the promise of [Donald Trump] campaign and the promise of his economic program.This economic program is really the pickup truck of economic programs. It's the Ford F-150 of economic programs. It's about manufacturing. It's about oil, fossil fuels. It's a deliberate, forceful reassertion of an image of American industrialism that we have inherited from the 20th century.

If you spend enough time in or around Washington, you'll meet amazing people who work for the government.

As the mother of a son with disabilities, I try to keep an eye out for news that affects people in the large community of which he is a part.

I think he [Vaclav Havel] is one of the great figures of the 20th century. He is one of the people that was able to be a part of overthrowing a dictatorial system by talking to people and understanding what the elements of democracy really are and respect for each other and elevating.

My younger sister retired a few years ago after a 30-year career teaching history and social studies at an inner-city high school.