Responsibility.

[Firebrand Gary]

Pete's "Rules of the Road" was one of my favorite components of his historic campaign. I will not deny, that there are moments when I wonder what might have been... In his speech, suspending his campaign.

One of those values is truth. And today is a moment of truth. After a year of going everywhere, meeting everyone, defying every expectation, seeking every vote, the truth is that the path has narrowed to a close for our candidacy, if not for our cause.

And another of those values is responsibility. And we have a responsibility to consider the effect of remaining in this race any further. Our goal has always been to help unify Americans to defeat Donald Trump and to win the era for our values. And so we must recognize that at this point in the race, the best way to keep faith with those goals and ideals is to step aside and help bring our party and our country together.

I hope Senator Sanders sleeps well tonight, even if he's heartbroken and disappointed. Tomorrow, when he wakes, I hope he makes the decision to begin bringing the democratic party together by ending his campaign. It's time to consolidate resources, energy and strategy for the road ahead. We MUST blow out the presidential election so big that it drags numerous New Democratic senators into the upper chamber while keeping Nancy Pelosi as the Speaker of the House!