Americans Are Not Saving Enough For Retirement.

When I First Ran For Congress In 1998, People Counted Me Out.

Remember, There Are Two Things That Keep Us Oppressed: Them And Us. We Are Half Of The Equation. There Will Not Be A Magic Day When We Wake Up And It's Now Ok To Express Ourselves Publicly. We Must Make That Day Ourselves, By Speaking Out Publicly -- First In Small Numbers, Then In Greater Numbers, Until It's Simply The Way Things Are And No One Thinks Twice. Never Doubt That We Will Create This World, Because, My Friends, We Are Fortunate To Live In A Democracy, And In A Democracy, We Decide What's Possible.

The U.s. Routinely Ranks Lower Than Other Countries In Health Outcomes Such As Infant Mortality.

I Find It Greatly Disturbing That The Bush Administration Has Used Political And Religious Ideologies To Influence National Policy On Science And Medicine.

I Have No Idea What Goes On In Another Person's Mind. As A Legislator, I Need To Be Good At Persuading People, Counting Votes And Getting To 50 Percent Plus One. I Don't Go Back And Say, 'why Did This Person Get To The Right Position?' It's Only, 'are You Yes Or Are You No?