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

We need to take advantage of the opportunity we have now to create a vision and become great.

Education is the foundation upon which we build our future.

We can leave our legacy only if we are willing to change - to go beyond partisan labels, and to solve the problems facing Washingtonians.

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

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

When nearly a third of our high school students do not graduate on time with their peers, we have work to do. We must design our middle and high schools so that no student gets lost in the crowd and disconnected from his or her own potential.