I'm still that kid that worked at Subway and Target.

For the son of immigrants to run for elected office, not even a generation after my parents got here, that's what makes America a great place.

Our most polluted neighborhoods are disproportionately home to Latinos, African Americans, and other communities of color.

We must continue to honor America's commitment to keeping families together and not turn our backs on refugees and asylum seekers.

Companies are the first to see the costs of climate change.

I profess myself a citizen of the world, totally unfettered by the little, mean distinctions of climate or of country, which diminish the benevolence of the heart and set bounds to philanthropy.

I've often been asked what drives me, particularly through the last 50 years of abuse, and ridicule. What has kept me going is one word - care. I care enough about the land, the wildlife, people, the future of humanity. If you care enough, you will do whatever you have to do, no matter what the opposition.

Ever since we achieved a breakthrough in the area of recombinant DNA in 1973, left-wing nuts and environmental kooks have been screaming that we will create some kind of Frankenstein bug or Andromeda Strain that will destroy us all.