It is outrageous that at this time in our country, women are still not paid as much as men.

We talked about the resources that the justice department has available to help them -- the technical assistance to ensure that we're diffusing situations, not encouraging them to spiral out of control.

The last six months of the Bush administration lost four million jobs and the first six months of the Obama administration lost another four million before any initiatives of the president could take action.

American people aren't interested in the procedural analysis. What they want is an up and down vote. They deserve an up and down vote on health care.

Please be assured that as we move along through the implementation of health insurance reform, making sure that we find efficiencies within the existing system, is foremost on the President's mind.

My daughter is, of course, perfect. Everyone's child is, but mine really is perfect. But I could not have raised her without my parents. From the time she was seven months until now, I have been a single parent.

Given the daunting challenges that we face, it's important that president elect Obama is prepared to really take power and begin to rule day one.