The whole issue of healthcare is very complicated. There have been seven Presidents who've tried to get healthcare reform passed.

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.

One of the major goals of health insurance reform is to bring down the cost.

I think, traditionally, when the federal government has gathered statistics, it's been done in silos, so every agency really focuses on the statistics that are important to agency.

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.

For me, having a daughter made me much more efficient and productive. I would wake up in the morning trying to figure out how to organize my day so that I could get home. The phone calls with friends, the lunches out with colleagues - all of that got scrapped so that I could be as efficient and productive as possible.

The Recovery plan will put money in the pockets of the American worker, create and save millions of new jobs and invest in crucial areas such as health care, education, energy independence and a new infrastructure.