We have not yet concluded that needle-exchange programs do not encourage drug use.

In every community, whether large or small, there are people who lead in their community in easy and difficult times.

We can't afford as a nation - not because of money but because of our social fabric - to have large numbers of people who are not working.

I bring other constituencies - I also have ties to minority communities. And obviously, to the world of world-class research universities. So I can bring some constituencies that I'm used to working with.

I am interested in getting people to use the healthcare system at the right time, getting them to see the doctor early enough, before a small health problem turns serious.

Fear drives you and makes you better.

What you really remember at the beginning was that you have to throw a budget together. We made some terrible mistakes at the beginning in my own budget that took us at least a year to catch up on.