We want to take the energy surrounding the Sandy Hook anniversary that might otherwise be consumed by grief or anger - or this week in San Bernardino by fear - and channel some of that to honor our common humanity and love each other.

We have to look at loan forgiveness to incentivise young people to pursue degrees in areas where we know we need help.

My brother had the courage to come out in 1978, when equality was still a distant dream.

We may not have the cheapest labor costs, but where we can compete is innovation. Historically, that's been Connecticut's strength, and it can be again.

We need to develop clean, affordable, and reliable energy sources, and frankly, we need to license that technology to the rest of the world.

I do think the U.S. has a moral and political leadership role to play.

As we celebrate Labor Day, we honor the men and women who fought tirelessly for workers' rights, which are so critical to our strong and successful labor force.