America does not want vulgarity and sexual exploitation to be our values and we do not want the world to think those are our standards. We want to be a better nation and a better people, with better standards.

The public airwaves provide a chance to affirm we want to be a good, decent people; a good, decent nation.

A healthy democracy requires a decent society; it requires that we are honorable, generous, tolerant and respectful.

Twenty-first century medicine must not be confined to a twentieth-century bureaucracy.

In states where no regulation exists, anyone is permitted to perform medical imaging and radiation therapy procedures, sometimes after just a few weeks of on-the-job training.

The CARE bill is an important piece of patient-care legislation. It will improve the quality of radiologic procedures performed throughout the United States as well as assist in reducing the cost incurred by the Federal government for these procedures.

If a catastrophic event wipes out a large portion of House members, America needs to know this body, elected by the people, will be quickly and legally reconstituted and will continue to function.