I had the confidence that I was doing what Aunt Bea wanted, what my Daddy wanted. It was their final gift to me.

I encourage everyone to have the conversation.

Patients need to be treated like whole people, people with loved ones and families, people with dignity and values.

it seems that they are undermining that goal by helping finance more student loan debt.

Does it make any sense for a Fortune 500 company that makes high-profit student loans to be able to borrow money for less than one-third of 1 percent from a program that has Federal backing for homeownership?

You've made something a national issue again that needs to be a national issue.

That's why I've introduced the Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2013 to raise the minimum wage to $10.10 per hour in three steps and then to index the minimum wage to inflation.

I am not sure I find that reassuring.

private student loans carry high interest rates, they are difficult to restructure, and in many cases, they have created a barrier for people trying to buy their first homes.

The Government will profit $51 billion from the student loan program. The new loans will make a profit of $184 billion over the next 10 years.

We need to raise the minimum wage.