Politician

The United States was built on the idea that we could create a free country that would serve as a haven for those fleeing persecution.

I am a Democrat; I want to fund programs that help people. In order to do that, you need to have revenues and you have revenues when you have jobs.

Deeper investment in green energy technology will create millions of high-paying American jobs that cannot be outsourced, rebuilding our nation's manufacturing economy, starting with wind turbines and solar panels stamped 'Made in America.'

If we turn our back on the world's most vulnerable people, we're eschewing the values our country was founded on.

We are not and will never be an authoritarian regime.

Sometimes, I use humor because I believe in revealing truth in a way that other forms cannot.

Diversity - both in ideas and people - has always been one of the country's greatest assets.

I think Kamala Harris would be a fantastic president. I've known her for many years. We've worked on a lot of issues together, including criminal justice reform and also specifically on bail reform. I think she is the leader we need who can unite the American people.

Congress can pass reasonable gun safety legislation and save lives. We have a duty to the American people to do our job.

What you want in foreign policy is clear, well-defined goals.

Our nation's military is effective because it is nonpartisan, relies heavily on science and technology, and takes the world as it is, not as it wishes it to be.

It is clear to me that creating a pathway for decryption only for good guys is technologically stupid. You just can't do that.

Most of the discrimination I have encountered centered on the view that I am not a part of this great nation, even though I grew up in Ohio, graduated from law school in Washington, D.C., and received my commission in the U.S. Air Force in 1991.

Under both international and domestic law, the United States is authorized to have nuclear weapons.

I think over time more people will become more aware of how vulnerable their data is.

The Bill of Rights is a remarkable document because it weaves into the fabric of our democracy the idea that government has a responsibility to protect individual liberty.

I think I'm very knowledgeable about the issues of my constituents.

The suspicion that immigrants are not to be trusted or are unpatriotic is not just wrong; it is un-American. And dangerous.

The stakes in the encryption debate are high, with significant consequences for personal privacy, the U.S. private sector, and our national security.

By the time Congress is even authorized to act after the President has launched nuclear weapons, there may no longer be a civilized world in which to do so.