I am running to guarantee working and middle-class families an overdue pay increase.

We are a diverse country, yes. And some people would suggest that in diversity when there is a diverse population one cannot achieve unity. I reject that notion because this is my belief. Yes, we are diverse and we have so much more in…

We need our strongest soldiers on the field.

I support Dr. Blasey Ford's request for an FBI background investigation before a hearing. She should not be bullied into participating in a biased process and we should not rush forward before facts are gathered.

Our folks in Washington, D.C., need to take some action and take control of this issue.

We should have smart public policy as it relates to regulating who can own a gun and who can possess a gun.

The background laws and the background checks will allow us to do that.

I absolutely do. And I think so goes California so goes the rest of the country. What the governor did today, Jerry Brown, is he signed legislation proposed by Senator Mark Leno that would institute common-sense gun safety laws.

We can have both and we can be both. And I think what we've done today in California is a model of that approach.

The majority of Americans, the majority of Californians, if I can speak for California, the majority of Catholics in this country, support same-sex marriage.

The bottom line here is that like 'Loving versus Virginia,' a case that was decided by the United States Supreme Court in 1967. We don't want to have to wait until everyone catches up, everyone catches up with what the Constitution…