I think the big thing is to talk about getting people working again and addressing the issues that are keeping small business from being able to grow.

I certainly don't want our nation to go into default, but at the same time, I'm very concerned about our ongoing debt problem.

Faith leaders, young people, American companies, human rights advocates, and many others have demonstrated a unique interest in our Cuba policy. But no community cares more deeply about these issues than Cuban Americans - young and old - who have maintained a profound interest in Cuba and an abiding faith in the Cuban people.

I definitely did look up to John. We all looked up to John. He was older and he was very much the leader; he was the quickest wit and the smartest.

House Republican leadership have refused to allow a clean minimum wage vote. Close to 15 million Americans will be affected if we did this. Do Republicans really expect a family to live on less than $11,000 a year?

Clearly, for an organization to move on, it is the job of the leader to be that sponge that takes the stress from inside and the outside.