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I Have Very Deep Concern About The Legacy Of The Rehnquist Court And Its Efforts To Restrict Congressional Authority To Enact Legislation By Adopting A Very Narrow View Of Several Provisions Of The Constitution, Including The Commerce Clause And The 14th Amendment. This Trend, I Believe, If Continued, Would Restrict And Could Even Prevent The Congress From Addressing Major Environmental And Social Issues Of The Future.

Let Me Say This: I Believe Closing Guantanamo Is In Our Nation's National Security Interest. Guantanamo Is Used Not Only By Al-qaida, But Also By Other Nations, Governments, And Individuals - People Good And Bad - As A Symbol Of America's Abuse Of Muslims, And It Is Fanning The Flames Of Anti-americanism Around The World.

It Is My Hope That The Number Of Stem Cell Lines Available For Federally-funded Research Will Be Expanded So That The Government Can Continue To Participate In This Vital Research And Provide Hope To The Millions Of Americans With Diseases That Might Be Cured.

Today We Have A Health Insurance Industry Where The First And Foremost Goal Is To Maximize Profits For Shareholders And Ceos, Not To Cover Patients Who Have Fallen Ill Or To Compensate Doctors And Hospitals For Their Services. It Is An Industry That Is Increasingly Concentrated And Where Americans Are Paying More To Receive Less.

Domestic Violence Does Not Only Happen To Adults. Forty Percent Of Girls Age 14 To 17 Report Knowing Someone Their Age Who Has Been Hit Or Beaten By A Boyfriend, And Approximately One In Five Female High School Students Reports Being Physically And Sexually Abused By A Dating Partner.