People want someone focused on getting the job done, not political talking points but rather solving problems.

I take very seriously the notion that you have to get out in your community; you have to talk to people, but, more importantly, you have to listen to people.

I've always believed that the things middle class families struggle with around their kitchen tables should define my work in Washington.

Cavemen' was obviously a big opportunity. I learned a lot about how to act and about the politics of being on a set every day. Like, who do you have to listen to and who you don't have to listen to.

They have not always elected the best leaders, particularly after a long period in which they have not used this facility of free election. You tend to lose the habit.

My passion for strengthening the community and making peoples' lives better is stronger now than when I first got into politics.

It's fitting that an insult largely aimed at youth has made children of those who use it. 'Snowflake' reminds us how much we need climate change... in politics.