Through its interpretation of the Constitution, the Supreme Court hugely shapes the fabric of our society for us and for future generations.

Its time to stop defending a system that is clearly in dire need of reform, stop issuing reports and setting up new roadblocks, and start providing Americans with prescription drugs that are both safe and affordable.

Businesses want to offer solid, affordable health insurance to their employees, but it is getting harder to find every year.

Judicial excellence means that a Supreme Court justice must have a sense of the values from which our core of our political- economic system goes. In other words, we should not approve any nominee whose extreme judicial philosophy would undermine rights and liberties relied upon by all Americans.

Judicial excellence requires candor before confirmation. We are being asked to give the nominee enormous power.

As all of us with any involvement in sports knows, no two umpires or no two referees have the same strike zone or call the same kind of a basketball game

I will vote my hopes and not my fears