Losing a son, losing a daughter, a brother, a sister, losing a close friend - it can go beyond grief to isolation and feeling despair.

You build the bonds through the community and police force, build bonds of understanding, and then when people feel comfortable in their communities, that gap between the police and the communities they serve narrows. And when that gap narrows, it's safer for the communities and it's safer for the police.

I think people are very focused on the economic issues. They want an economy that works for everybody.

If you want to know about the character of somebody in public life, look to see if they have a passion that has animated them throughout their life, whether they were in office or out, whether they were winning elections or losing them.

We should let women make their own decisions.

It is so painful to suggest that we go back to think about these days where an African-American could not be a citizen of the United States.

You [Republicans] are not going to cut taxes. You're going to raise taxes on the middle class.