I have stood on the line in Everett, Wash., where we have thousands of workers who go to work every day to build these planes. I would challenge anybody to tell me that they've stood on a line in Alabama and seen anybody building anything.

If we have a foreign country, which it appears that we do, interfering in an election in any way, we need to know that, and we need to do everything we can to make sure that never happens again. If the bigger questions of collusion or whatever from this administration are true, this country needs to know it and action needs to be taken.

For the state of our union to be strong, we need to place value in Americans.

When my kids were in preschool, I was part of a carpooling group. One mother sometimes showed up with bruises on her body. She always had an excuse. Then one morning, she didn't show up. Later, I learned she'd fled a violent marriage. I've always thought, If only I'd known, maybe I could have helped.

By working together to focus on our national priorities today we can ensure that the state of our union is strong for the future.

I want to make sure that all kids get a good education and enjoy what they learn

Good education means learning to read, write and most importantly learn how to learn so that you can be whatever you want to be when you grow up.