“I think more of these folks need to have an [appropriations] 101 when they first get here. If you want to control the outcomes, you have to work harder on the appropriations process.”

I'd rather have lasting peace in the world than be president. I wish for peace, I work for peace, and I pray for peace continually.

By voting, we add our voice to the chorus that forms opinions and the basis for actions.

Here’s the problem: while some folks are frustrated and tuned out and staying home on election day, trust me other folks are showing up. Democracy continues with or without you.

For children and young people, climate change is the single greatest threat to our futures. We are the ones who will have to clean up the mess you adults have made, and we are the ones who are more likely to suffer now.

We can transcend some of our more combative tendencies by humanizing those with whom we disagree.

No matter what the aggressor intends to do, when the world is truly united, it is then the world, not the aggressor, determines how events develop.

It is a grave indictment of this international community that we can spend so much money on war, in fact trillions are spending on war, but we cannot support action that needs to be taken to meet the most basic needs of billions of people in the world, needs such as addressing hunger, health, empowering woman and making sure that there is development in countries that are vulnerable.

Gandhi proved that non-violence can change history. Let us be inspired by his courage and conviction as we continue our work to advance peace, sustainable development and human rights for all of the peoples of the world.