I have always hired people of different ages. Young people and older people. People in their 70s and in their 20s. People who are fully capable of talking back to me.

Sending a tough message against drugs, particularly to young people, is a little like sending a message into deep space, … The message goes out and then you wait a year or more to find...

Sex education has to do with what’s in people’s head.

They are paying, but we’re putting the money in escrow, which we will return to their home institution, … The problem is an ethical one — if those schools [in the hurricane-damaged areas] reopen, we...

at this moment, we don’t need a summit.

I have always hired very strong people.

I must have helped 15 people get in the program.

Every year, I am reminded of the kids who aren’t in the freshman class and aren’t graduating. I remember every single one of them. That is the worst of times for me, to see the...

I have long ties to the women’s community.

The new century brings new challenges and opportunities to improve the health of everyone in the United States, … People not only want to live a long life, but they also want to enjoy a...

Sure, it is apparent that presidents are looking at polls, but they are also stepping up on issues. President Clinton stepped up on tobacco. He shaped the polls on the tobacco issue.

The National Institutes of Health will continue to review the claims about the possible benefit of smoked marijuana for a small number of indications,

There are thousands of people each day whose lives and the quality of their health care are affected because we do not have national legislation that sets standards and establishes a set of rules that...

This is a significant moment in women’s history, but also in American history,

Fear drives you and makes you better

I am interested in getting people to use the healthcare system at the right time, getting them to see the doctor early enough, before a small health problem turns serious.

I have to admit, in January and February I was in an absolute fuzz. I had no one on board. It wasn’t that I didn’t know what I was doing, but we didn’t have all...

Having plain English information, with uniform labels, is very important for over-the-counter drugs,

The dog doesn’t know the difference between Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, so I have to walk the dog early those days too.

Most of all, our health care professionals need to understand that federal law has not changed, that it continues to be illegal in the United States to prescribe marijuana.

We’re moving very rapidly into quality measures, so that Americans can control their own health care and have a better sense of which plan will provide them with quality health care,

The current organ allocation system is unfair to the patients, … You can wait literally 500 days in one part of the country, and walk off a golf course and get a liver in another...

We want to do everything as possible to help our community and to help these young people stay on track with their plans for a college education. It’s the right thing to do,

I bring other constituencies – I also have ties to minority communities. And obviously, to the world of world-class research universities. So I can bring some constituencies that I’m used to working with.

I think anyone that thought that we were coming in as a bunch of liberal Democrats to deliver more large-scale social programs was nuts. I sure didn’t expect it.

All kinds of people are getting very sick because they’re taking two kinds of drugs they shouldn’t take together, for instance, … It’s a particular problem for senior citizens who are having trouble reading the...

The government is fully capable of delivering services. Even complex services.

[The report] is thorough and incisive, … a road map to programs and policies that will improve women’s health in the future and identifies gaps that need to be filled.

We’re actually asking you to be the eyes and ears of the Medicare system,

We’re not talking about mandatory marathons or about Cal Ripken-style workouts,

No one believed that Wisconsin’s program could be restored to great eminence, … Barry did it with class and energy and skill.

I get to work at about 7:30 or 8 unless I have a breakfast meeting.

Most of the calories in a healthy diet should come from fruits, vegetables and grain products. That recommendation makes it even more critical for government and industry to work together to ensure that fresh produce...

In too many cases, we are missing opportunities to save people simply because families are never contacted and donation is never even considered as an option,

The other thing is, I’m one of the handful of people they have that actually knows how to run something, that’s an experienced administrator.

I am on record as being opposed to a football playoff, … and I have not changed my mind.

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What we would not want to do is … take away health insurance for adults for which there is no insurance market. If you’re 65 years old, what’s the market for health insurance?

We call upon you to make an immediate determination and to allow the local use of federal funds for needle exchange programs as part of a comprehensive HIV prevention program. To do anything less would...

I think President Bush tried to step up on Social Security even though the polls showed that was unpopular. He has not been successful and backed off, but I admire people who take on big...

What we’re doing is protecting elderly disabled immigrants in nursing homes, … They’re not part of the welfare reform debate. The welfare reform debate is about moving people from welfare to work.

a step forward in the battle for our children’s health and our nation’s future.

We are living longer, and we need to live better.

Today we have good news about America’s health,

It’s our responsibility as caring adults in this country to protect our children,

will inform public policy at the state and national levels.

Comprehensive protection of personal medical records is what Congress called for in the law, and it’s what American patients and their providers want and need,

I try to deal with my serious reading before work.

We can’t wait for everybody in this country to get good health insurance, … When you really want to close a health care gap and you do not have a single health care system, you...

We’re losing ground in the battle to protect our children,