What is the deepest passion for me and for us is the historic investment in the middle class and in - as I say often because I was that guy growing up - the dreams of those who look up who want to get into the middle class. That I feel the strongest about.

We want to say to everyone: New Jersey's a place where gender does not play a role in how much you get paid.

I think New Jersey's process is actually a very good one - the good government. The governor presents the budget, you've got one-on-one meetings, you've got leadership meetings, you've got hearings, more importantly, that are transparent and open.

I'll go to my grave saying a gimmick is not good public policy.

I learned by watching my favorite shows. I would just rewind and say the words back, until they sounded right to me. I never studied the American accent, in terms of getting a teacher or taking phonetics classes. I've always been a good mimic. It really wasn't that hard for me.

Themes around education and learning run through my work.

America needs education reform on all levels to expand quality schools, build on past successes, and lower college debt.

School is something that you learn - reading and writing. Education is what you learn from the family, from the environment, from the community.