Before we decide to trust you with this power, we ask you to stand before the public and explain your views, ... justice may be blind, but it should not be deaf.

We need to take steps to strengthen and mend Social Security so that its promise of a secure retirement is just as real for seniors in the future as it is today.

It's time to stop defending a system that is clearly in dire need of reform, stop issuing reports and setting up new roadblocks, and start providing Americans with prescription drugs that are both safe and affordable.

We cannot and will not ban the creation of violent video games. But, we can prevent the distribution of these disturbing games to children, where their effects can be negative.

Bankruptcy is a serious decision that people have to make.

We need to fight the plague of the uninsured the way we have fought other threats to our way of life and our basic values.