I want to stop directing so many of resources to the military budget and focus them here at home. I believe government should invest in public infrastructure.

It's really Democrats who are fighting for working families and small businesses and trying to address the biggest problems that we have, which are huge disparities in incomes and wealth and money influencing the Democratic process.

I bring to the table core Democratic values and can articulate them very strongly. I'm not someone who tries to claim the middle.

I'm a proponent of single-payer health-care, public education, protecting the environment - all the things Democrats rally around.

In government, one actress is enough.

It has been an honor to work in the Obama Administration and to serve this President, particularly during a period of unprecedented change in the broader Middle East. Obviously, there is still work to do but I promised my wife I would return to government for only two years and we both agreed it is time to act on my promise.

While admirers of capitalism, we also to a certain extent believe it has limitations that require government intervention in markets to make them work.

It is time we passed a balanced budget amendment and return this government to limited spending.