The ethics laws do not let us tap out the truth in Morse code.

Since 1994, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have considered it politically risky to offer a plan to fix America's broken health care system. The American public, though, has paid the price for this silence as health care costs skyrocketed, millions went uninsured, and millions more grappled with financial insecurity and hardship.

Gasoline prices are soaring through the stratosphere, and the Federal Trade Commission, which is supposed to be standing up for the consumer, ought to stop playing footsie with the oil companies and take steps to protect the American people.

If we are going to have a health care program that works for all Americans, we are going to have to get beyond the blame game.

Let's hold insurance companies accountable the right way by making them put their whole customer base on the line.

In today's world, it is shortsighted to think that infectious diseases cannot cross borders. By allowing developing countries access to generic drugs, we not only help improve health in those nations, we also help ourselves control these debilitating and often deadly diseases.

When I was 27 years old, I organized legal aid clinics to help low-income seniors. It was a life-altering experience.