Biography

My personal belief is that marriage is between a man and a woman. But in a civil society, I believe that people should be able to marry whomever they want, and it's no business of mine if two men or two women want to get married. The idea that allowing two loving, committed people to marry would have any impact on my life, or on my family's life, always struck me as absurd. In talking with my children and grandchildren, it has become clear to me they take marriage equality as a given. I have no doubt that their view will carry the future.

[on Donald Trump] He's the embodiment of everything Americans hate about a system that's rigged for the one percent. He's the definition of a man who was born on third and thinks he hit a triple.

[on Senator Chuck Schumer, 2017] The times we live in shape us in ways we never could have imagined. If there is one guarantee about being a Senate leader, it's that it is a completely unpredictable job. But what ever lies ahead, I have enormous faith in Schumer, and I am confident that he is the right man for this moment.

[2011, on the killing of Osama Bin Laden] Nine-and-a-half years ago, Osama bin Laden masterminded the horrific attacks against the United States that killed nearly 3,000 people. As we remember those who were killed on that dark day in September and their families, we also reaffirm our resolve to defeat the terrorist forces that killed them and thousands of others across the globe. Because of courageous Americans in our military and intelligence community, their leader is now gone.