I can only think about a regular family, and a husband whose life was in danger all the time, and there was still a sense of grace about her through all that. You couldn't help but admire her.

Hooley may be popular in my district but so am I. And Hooley doesn't live in the district, and I do. If you look at my opponent, he lives in Polk County, where 28 percent of the voters are, and my district where I live is 72 percent.

I want people to get their questions answered. It is vital that eligible seniors get answers and choose the plan that best fits their needs.

It's a huge number. Some might say it is small in relation to the billions this agency has responsibility for. But we did not have these kinds of funding shifts before.

It was a little on the speedy side. I really do get concerned when we are passing legislation this quickly, and whether we are giving a thorough enough discussion to these issues.

The word hasn't gotten out. People need to know that help exists.

Continue looking at that whole concept of the fox watching the henhouse.

We all want to support children and children's health-insurance programs. But not knowing what the terms and conditions are causes us concern.

What it says is that they are making efforts to change and diversify.

I think he can do a lot more work there.