When I first ran for Congress in 1998, people counted me out.

I think that that integrity is something that is important to voters.

It is hard to look the other way when a dictator is being so cruel and violent with his own people.

I find it greatly disturbing that the Bush administration has used political and religious ideologies to influence national policy on science and medicine.

The U.S. routinely ranks lower than other countries in health outcomes such as infant mortality.

When I first ran for Congress in 1998, people counted me out.

All my life, the naysayers have told me that I can't win because I'm a progressive... because I'm a woman... even because I'm a lesbian.