Jim McDermott: “Our ability now to produce manufactured goods and that sort of thing is--we are in real competition around the world.”

The Governor of Texas decided he didn't want health care coverage for 1.2 million or 1,314,000 people.

It is not what happens in Mr. Kind's district, where about 80 percent of the people have advance directives.

Patients who have poor or no dental care often find themselves suffering from costly and potentially fatal conditions such as cardio-vascular disease and oral cancers.

We are trying to figure out where we are going as a country and how we can turn our investments and innovation into sustainable models moving forward.