“We have to go to war against the people who enable the gun violence, the people who stop us from keeping guns out of the hands of mentally unstable people, of felons, and that means the NRA leadership.”

“Torture, including practices like waterboarding, violates the legal and moral standards of all civilized nations.”

“It is not the role of Congress to decide legal cases between private parties. That is why we have courts.”

“While the notion that torture works has been glorified in television shows and movies, the simple truth is this: torture has never been an effective interrogation method.”

“We have to go to war against the people who enable the gun violence, the people who stop us from keeping guns out of the hands of mentally unstable people, of felons, and that means the NRA leadership.”