Devices that allow people to shoot up to 100 rounds of ammunition at one time have no place in our schools, no place in our parks, no place on our streets, no place in our communities, and no place in this country.

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We have to look at loan forgiveness to incentivise young people to pursue degrees in areas where we know we need help.

We have the opportunity and the responsibility to lead our country to a better and brighter future, and I cannot wait to roll up my sleeves and get back to work.

Gun violence is a plague in all of our communities, and we must come together to stop it.

We need to develop clean, affordable, and reliable energy sources, and frankly, we need to license that technology to the rest of the world.

If elected members of any body - whether it's a state house or Congress - were not willing to take career-ending or at least election-losing votes, I would not have the right to vote today.

There are things that matter more than your election. That may take difficult votes, may take career-ending votes for people, but if we aren't willing to do that, then we're not going to move forward.