"The time is now for Congress to address health care in America."

"Our system of private health insurance that fails to provide coverage to so many of our citizens also contributes to the double-digit health care inflation that is making America less competitive in the global economy."

"Too many of my constituents, like many other hard working Americans across the country, are suffering unnecessarily due to our flawed health care system."

"In this most powerful nation in the world, lack of access to health care should not force local and state governments, companies and workers into bankruptcy, while causing unnecessary illness and hospitalization."

"Leave the matter of religion to the family altar, the church, and the private school, supported entirely by private contributions. Keep the church and state forever separate."

"Those outside of autism need to understand this is an epidemic and we need more government funding, insurance coverage and education reform."

"You are always a student, never a master. You have to keep moving forward."

"Experts tell us that 90% of all brain development occurs by the age of five. If we don't begin thinking about education in the early years, our children are at risk of falling behind by the time they start Kindergarten."