Hardworking men and women deserve not only job security, but also a paycheck when they need to take time off to care for a loved one.

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.

As a 10-year-old girl, I would listen to my grandmother discuss issues, and she made a lasting impression on me.

Hardworking men and women deserve not only job security, but also a paycheck when they need to take time off to care for a loved one.

[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.

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

Each campus should absolutely investigate the use of alcohol, the prevalence of alcohol, and its role in sexual assault. We know that predators will use alcohol as a weapon. We know they will use drugs as a weapon.