There is a great deal of political pressure to only talk about abstinence, and to deny support for condoms and education on using them. This policy will lead to the unnecessary deaths of many people.

I still passionately support comprehensive immigration reform legislation with a path to full and equal citizenship.

Iran has basically propped up Assad, who has waged an absolute war of horror against the Syrian people. And he has done anything he could to stay in power with the full support of the Iranians and including Iranian troops and Hezbollah from Lebanon, which are an Iranian proxy.

The evidence does not support abstinence-only interventions as the best way to keep young people from unintended pregnancy.

We don't have enough support for maternal leave and the kinds of things that some of the European countries do. So we still make it hard on women to go into the work force and feel that they can be good at work but then doing the most important job, which is raising your children in a responsible and positive way.

I had a lot of support from my mom. She was my backbone. She's a single parent, she's been through my ups and downs, and she just told me to keep a straight head, that it wasn't over.