“Participatory democracies. Open economies. Web-based communication. All American…” — Chris Murphy

The American people didn't send us to Congress to post our sympathies on social media. You can do that without going through the trouble of getting elected to Congress. This job is about setting rules that better protect us and our children.

Sympathy is important, but it rings hollow if not followed by action.

American foreign policy needs to be driven by what will get results and what is legal, not by what satisfies our primal instincts of revenge.

American values come by helping countries fight corruption to build stability. American values flow through tackling climate change and building energy independence. American values come through humanitarian assistance whereby we try to stop catastrophes from happening.