No woman should be told she can't make her own decisions about her body. If women's reproductive rights come under attack, I will be standing up for women.

To change criminal justice policy in any meaningful way means to propose changing a very longstanding system. It's not realistic to think you can do it overnight.

These days, children can text on their cell phone all night long, and no one else is seeing that phone. You don't know who is calling that child.

I've been a proud mentor to many women seeking public office, because I believe we need more women at all levels of government. Women have an equal stake in our future and should have an equal voice in our politics. These are challenging times, but I believe getting more women to run for office is a big part of the solution.

My mother was and will always remain my greatest hero.

I strongly believe that for serious and violent criminals, we must absolutely hold them accountable for their crimes and send them to prison.

I believe that a child going without an education is a crime.