I very much feel that marriage is a sacrament and that sacrament should extend and can extend to that legal entity of a union between what traditionally in our Western values has been defined as between a man and a woman.

September 11 impressed upon us that life is a precious gift. Every life has a purpose. And I think we all have a duty to devote at least a small portion of our daily lives to ensuring that neither America nor the world ever forgets September 11.

Congress should be forward thinking in the policies we set, instead of waiting until catastrophe looms.

When we talk about safety and security of the American people, politics falls aside pretty quickly.

The United States has put more money on HIV, AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis than any country in the world and it's having an impact real quick.

It is very important that the president thematically shows where we're going in terms of the vision and an agenda.

The American people expect and deserve a government that works and leaders who work together.