An educated child is better equipped to handle all the challenges of life, from finding work to avoiding diseases like HIV/AIDS.

What I want for children in our country and around the world is safe, stable and loving homes.

I have always admired organizations that help children grow and learn, and organizations that protect and shelter children when no one else does. And I wanted to draw attention to these organizations and recognize the contributions they were making to the country and to our children in particular.

Politics is a people business. I like people.

certainly the women's health part is something that I've become very interested in. It's not something I thought about when George [Bush] was elected...what I'd always been interested in was education.

Time spent in nature decreases stress and anxiety and improves focus for adults as well as children.

I would never do anything to undermine my husband's point of view.