Globalization doesn't have to be a bad thing as long as government provides us all with the tools to cope in a changing world.

Americans want to be exposed to the opportunities that a changing world can offer.

Americans count on the guaranteed benefits they paid for under Medicare.

As all Americans head forward into the new reality globalization has created, they want leaders who will level with them and help level the playing field.

It's wrong to put the drug lobby's interests ahead of older Americans.

Globalization is not a monolithic force but an evolving set of consequences - some good, some bad and some unintended. It is the new reality.

I've traveled with Jack Murtha to Iraq three times to learn more about the region, talk with our diplomats and military leaders, and meet with our troops. Those visits are the main reason that I opposed the War in Iraq since its inception.