There's a lot of talk coming from Citigroup about how Dodd-Frank isn't perfect. Let me say this to anyone who is listening at Citi: I agree with you. Dodd-Frank isn't perfect. It should have broken you into pieces.

Growing up, my mother and grandparents often talked about our family's Native American heritage. As a kid, I never thought to ask them for documentation - what kid would?

Others have said it before me. If you don't have a seat at the table, you're probably on the menu. And so it is important that we have women in the United States Senate - strong women, women who are there to help advance an agenda that is important to women.

It is critical that the American people, and not just their financial institutions, be represented at the negotiating table.

Home is where your family is. Wherever you are, it's about the people you're surrounded by, not necessarily where you lay your head.

Our aim should be to not allow a single corrupt politician or even a family member to enter the House.

My early childhood was spent in Newark, New Jersey, but my family moved to Denver when I was 12.

I think everyone in the United States has such admiration for the British royal family, and with the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, there's a whole new interest in the younger generation.