Ben McAdams: “I think we can have encryption and more secure messaging while still ensuring that we protect our children.”

Ultimately, I think the people who are counting on me, they don’t care what I say. They don’t care where I fall on the political spectrum. They care (about) what changes and makes their lives better.

You don’t get angry about something that you’ve given up on. You don’t speak up unless you believe your voice matters. You don’t protest unless you think that somebody might listen, you don’t show up unless some part of you believes that…

This is trust that the voters have given to us, but this is trust that’s borrowed, and now it’s our turn to earn it.

I was a pragmatist who simply focused on getting things done.