When we say fight, it is a fight for something, not against something.

We’ve got to stop it. We have to end this epidemic of gun violence in our country once and for all. It doesn’t have to be this way.

Do we believe in freedom? Do we believe in opportunity? Do we believe in the promise of America?

I am focused on you and Donald Trump is not.

Across our nation, we are witnessing a full-on attack on hard-fought, hard-won fundamental freedoms and rights.

Almost every hand went up when I asked if they had to endure an active shooter drill.

The baton is in our hands now. Let us understand our purpose at this very moment.

We believe in the promise of America.

I support a billionaire minimum tax and corporations paying their fair share.

Billionaires and big corporations must pay their fair share in tax.

It is one of the highest forms of patriotism to fight for the ideals of our country.

We’re not going back. No, we are not, and we will move forward, because ours is a fight for the future, and it is a fight for freedom.

When we fight, we win.

We are running as the underdog. We know what they’re capable of on the other side.

I think that is really helpful because I think, in the wake of an event like this, there is sort of lots of different people coming to help, and people are not sure where they belong.

We are here today in part to grieve with you and to acknowledge those painful losses.

does it make sense to have FEMA focus so much on a temporary instead of on a better balance between temporary and permanent?

When disaster strikes, Americans show up for one another to rebuild what we have lost.