There is no greater call to service than that of our brave men and women who serve our country in combat across the globe.

There is no greater call to service than that of our brave men and women who serve our country in combat across the globe.

I believe transparency in government is key to restoring our nations faith in its elected leaders.

I had an amazing advantage: a grandmother [Polly Noonan, an influential confidante of the mayor of Albany] who loved politics. She taught me not to listen to negative press or people. I grew up knowing politics was rough-and-tumble.

[Hillary Clinton] was trying to encourage us to become more active in politics and she said, 'If you leave all the decision-making to others, you might not like what they do, and you will have no one but yourself to blame.' It was such a challenge to the women in the room. And it really hit me: She's talking to me.

We should be cultivating our female workers. The truth of the matter is that women just see problems and solutions differently, and that's valuable.

When we create hope and opportunity in the lives of others, we allow love, decency and promise to triumph over cowardice and hate.