We all leave personal legacies for the people we know and love.

We cannot say to one couple that their love is deserving of marriage and to another that their love should only be called a partnership. 'Separate but equal' is never equal. Children of same-sex couples should not grow up wondering why their family is treated differently from other families

I want to work on respecting individuals' dignity. Equal rights, that's where my heart is. That means equal rights and benefits, and that's what we need.

We all leave personal legacies for the people we know and love.

There is just no reason why the richest nation in the world can't provide health care to all its people.

If we want unity, we must all be unifiers. If we want accountability, each of us must be accountable for all we do.

We are thinking ahead to long-term care, aware that many folks don't plan ahead and won't be ready. We want to see to it that people will have choices.