You are embarking on the greatest marathon of your career,

He's a very talented athlete although he might have left switching to the marathon a little late in his career. But I'm ready for the challenge.

The American public is somewhat ambivalent about what they expect out of thenational forest,

We have the Troops to Teachers program, which encourages retired military individuals to go into teaching.

In my 31 years in Congress, I have seen a lot of changes. We made some substantial policy changes that have improved our parks system and our public lands.

My priorities are to make sure we get the prescription drug bill, that we fund the research in NIH adequately, and that we fund the Center for Disease Control adequately.