Labor unions have a long history of benefitting all workers, even those who are not members of unions, because everyone's wages go up. If we don't increase membership - and membership in labor unions is going down because of the attacks against organized labor - it's something every single American, whether they're officially in a union or not, should be concerned about. It's a spiral. It's a weakening of the middle class and our economy can't sustain that.

I stand for all people even if it causes me political heartburn - and I'm going to do that no matter what my future holds.

We've had to overcome a lot in America to become a nation of progress. We still have a lot of progress to be made.

If a mother or a caregiver does not have a job that pays a living wage and they cannot afford child care, that is unacceptable.

We can't make America great again without love, without hope, without justice, without peace and without an acknowledgement that the fear that was stoked not only by President-Elect Trump's campaign, but also a lot of fear was stoked by Democrats as well, but there are people who are really fearful.

Democrats have lost over 1,000 seats since 2009. It's very easy for people to get up in arms about Mr. Trump, but the fact of the matter is that the Democrats took their eye off the ball starting in 2009.

I think the political class, just overall, has underestimated the suffering in America.