The more we can have peaceful trade both with Russia, with China, and with others, you know, there's a self interest in this for everyone.

A Tea Party tidal wave is coming.

Every gun regulation that President [Barack] Obama has advocated for, California has already. And it didn't stop terrorism.

The Republican Party is an empty vessel unless we imbue it with values.

One of the things that came out of the campaign, as I recall, was a high ranking [Hillary's] Clinton official, I believe, sent their password via email. We also need to learn how to protect our own information. And I think that's important as well.

I do want to see an immigration compromise. And you can't have an immigration compromise if everybody's out there calling the president a racist.

America's not the world's policeman. Terrible things happen across the globe and it is beyond our means to right every wrong. But when, with modest effort and risk, we can stop children from being gassed to death and thereby make our own children safer over the long run, I believe we should act.