In the state legislature, I supported Second Amendment rights.

Really, Donald Trump's entire message is that people like Sen. Blunt are the problem.

The secret to adulthood is that 99% of the time, you actually know the right thing to do. Adults make it hard when they are deciding whether to do the right thing.

There are states with photo ID requirements that don't disenfranchise eligible voters.

As Democrats, when we try to determine who or what allowed Donald Trump to become president, we should look in the mirror.

You've got to tell people how it is that you've come to believe what you do.

I thought of myself as a soldier who was going to law school.

We were at a kibbutz, and we were at a Shabbat service, and I opened up the prayer book, and on the first page, it said that the prayer book was in thanks to the sponsorship of this family in a temple in Kansas City. For me, it was a moment when I really kind of connected in a real serious way with my personal identity as a Jew.

I'm a Democrat because I want every American to have a fair shot at the American Dream. That's what ties it all together for me, and in my experience, that means recognizing that no one is dealing with life one 'issue' at a time.

I realize there are a lot of folks in my political party who disagree with me on this, but I think the Patriot Act is an important law enforcement tool, and it makes our country safer.

Voter suppression anywhere hurts our democracy everywhere.

Ground troops... have to be a last resort. I think they should always be a last resort.

In the Army, I learned how to use and respect my rifle.

I could work with anybody. This is why we need more veterans in Congress.

I don't judge anybody who chose not to serve during Vietnam, at all. It's a different time, and I don't judge anybody for the decision they made.

Voters aren't asking to be pandered to and aren't asking to be tricked.

When one donor can account for more than 70 percent of a candidate's money, there's obviously something wrong with the system.

Doing things right in politics is no different than doing things right in life: Tell the truth, be yourself.

I've stood in rooms in urban, rural, and suburban parts of my state and asked a room of middle class voters to raise their hands if the college debt of someone in their family is affecting their financial situation. Without exception, at least three quarters of the room will raise their hand.

If we all work together, then we can save the American Dream from the nightmare that is Donald Trump.

I think that one of the things that Democrats, in particular, need to recognize is that the way we have sometimes thought about issues as just affecting a particular group of people is not necessarily right.

I believe in President Obama.

To me, leadership has always been about doing what's right. Because when you've had to write your blood type on your boots, you aren't afraid to make the right calls.

Everything I do in my political life is colored by my military service. It was the defining moment in my life and helped me develop the leadership skills that I still utilize.