Rep. Val Demings (D-FL) discussed with the Washington Post speculation she might be on Joe Bidens’ short list for vice president.

Said Demings: “I grew up the daughter of a maid and a janitor, I grew up poor, black and female in the South. Someone who was told a lot of times that I wasn’t the right color or gender. I didn’t have enough money. I didn’t have a famous last name, my maiden name of Butler appeared on no buildings. But my mother pushed me and said, ‘No, you can make it. If you work hard and play by the rules, you can be anything you wanna be and do anything you wanna do.’ That’s the message I send to children all over this nation.”

She added: “So the fact that my name is being called in such a special way for such an important position during such a critical time, it’s such an honor.”