I have tremendous confidence in the ability of government institutions and the American people to do what is right to make sure that our democracy stays on the right track.

Rising sea levels, severe draughts, the melting of the polar caps, the more frequent and devastating natural disasters all raise demand for humanitarian assistance and disaster relief.

The most important thing we can do is prosecute the offenders, deal with those that have broken the law and committed this crime. And if we can do that then we can begin to deal with this issue and send a signal this is not a problem that we are going to ignore in the United States military.

Sexual assault has no place in the military. It is a violation of everything that the US military stands for.

The United States has to be a leader in the world, because the problem is: If we are not leading, nobody else will.

I don't think I should penalize people who were doing their duty.

In the zero-sum budget game, every dollar spent on this problem [illegal immigration] must be taken from somewhere else....No, we should not tolerate people immigrating illegally. But we need to treat this issue honestly and fairly.