In my view, the Christian religion is the most important and one of the first things in which all children, under a free government ought to be instructed.
Reviewing a government budget is much like going through the attic in an old home.
I do think that people ought to have some control over their money, rather than the government, just mandating to them how they're going to invest their money.
We don't want the efficiency of the federal government and the compassion of the IRS to run our health care.
I'm sure that the standard of public morality we've helped build will force government in Canada to approve complete health insurance.
It was a simple question any employee should ask: 'Oh and by the way, how do I get my health insurance to be seamless?'
Well, you know my number one cause has always been that women's reproductive health needs to be protected.
We are not voting for health care if we do not resolve this language on public funding for abortion - no public funding for abortion.
It is imperative for the health and safety of millions of workers that we ensure that breathing systems needed for protection are widely available, convenient and economical.
By offering individuals ownership and control of their health care coverage, we return control to the patients; and that is exactly where it should be.
There is no question that managed care is managed cost, and the idea is that you can save a lot of money and make health care costs less if you ration it.
We all want more information available when making health care decisions for ourselves and our families.
In health care, the biggest imperative is: Fix those who cannot get insurance without changing the world for everyone else.
For example, lead paint in old houses can be a greater threat to children's health than lead that may be under some industrial site where there are no children.
I know the exploding cost of health care is at the root of our long-term fiscal challenges.
That the AIDS pandemic is threatening sustainable development in Africa only reinforces the reality that health is at the center of sustainable development.
Steroids can seem necessary to compete at the highest levels, and the quick rewards can outweigh the long term consequences to the user's health.
Our goal is to make Maine the healthiest state in the nation and reduce our overall health care costs.
We need to take politics out of health care. Congress will cave to pretty much any special interest on the subject.
The awareness that health is dependent upon habits that we control makes us the first generation in history that to a large extent determines its own destiny.
I believe in health care reform.
