Heart disease continues to be the number one killer; cancer, the number 2 killer, not far behind. The tragic aspect of these deadly diseases is that they could all be cured, I do believe, if we had sufficient funding.

It has been my experience that the hearings are really, in effect, a subtle minuet, with the nominee answering as many questions as he thinks necessary in order to be confirmed.

Beating the tea party gang is more important than who does the beating.

I knew people were going to see me see deteriorate before their eyes.

There's nothing more important than our good health - that's our principal capital asset.

Whatever my party affiliation, I will continue to be guided by President Kennedy's statement that sometimes party asks too much.

If enough people would come out the right wing, the extremists couldn't dominate.