Don't confuse having a career with having a life

To me it's a failure every time we keep a child in foster care for that child's entire life. You know, there should be a decision made to either re-unite a child by helping a family get back on its feet and take care of its children or we should remove the child and try to find a good loving home with the foster care system but much more importantly, trying to find a permanent home,

Showing up is not all of life - but it counts for a lot.

We need more good jobs that reward hard work with rising wages, dignity, and a ladder to a better life.

Forgiveness is a way of opening up the doors again and moving forward, whether it's a personal life or a national life.

I thought making speeches for money was a much better thing than getting connected with any one group or company, as so many people who leave public life do.