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Our party believes in diversity, not uniformity.

So I think we're, we're, we're as broad a political party, if not broader than the Democratic Party, just in a different political spectrum.

We need a broader party. If we're not doing better with millennials and women and Hispanics, African Americans, Asian Americans and others, we will have a tough time being a majority party at the national level.

The nature of our two main political parties has changed in the United States.

Our party is a diverse one, as is my home state of Illinois.

I want to see a more collective style in how our party operates, in politics as a whole.

I'm tired of this party stuff, where we're going to do what's right for this party, or we're going to do what's right for that party. Let's just get together and do what's right for the country. I think that's what all of us want.

Our party is united. At times, some people may have disagreements and leave, but it is not a big issue.

What we won't become is a 'Democratic Party lite!' We are a party that wants smaller government and lower taxes. Obama and the Democrats do not. We are a party that wants to encourage small business. We are a party that has a large constituent group that believes in a social agenda and we will not abandon them.

I'm not scared of diversity. We have to have debates and win the argument, and if there are amendments that need to be brought up so we find out where the party is, so be it.