A new era of responsibility is here.

Women now make up approximately half of the workforce - very positive. Two-thirds of all families are either headed by a single-head of household or two working parents, and particularly in this economically challenging time, that second income is more important than ever. However, women are still only earning 75 percent of what men are earning.

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

Financial regulatory reform is one of the top legislative priorities of the Obama Administration.

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.

If left unchecked, global change will create violent conflict, torrential storms, shrinking coastlines, and irreversible catastrophe.

President Obama celebrates diversity, yet instinctively seeks common ground and builds on that common ground to make progress.