Raising the debt limit on some levels is a ministerial act. It doesn't involve any new spending.

Historically, the responsibility for voting on the debt limit has gone to the party in the majority.

I think there is a shared sense of urgency in Washington on fiscal issues.

Europe is trying to get its fiscal house in order.

If you have a student who graduates from college and they don't have a job, they are now able to stay on their family health plan.

From the very beginning the president [of USA] had two very important principles that had to be reconciled. One principle is that every woman should have the right to all forms of preventive health care, including contraception. The other is that we need to respect the religious liberties which are the cornerstone of American life.

I can't speak to the differences within the Catholic Church.