Far too many of our most vulnerable elderly and disabled citizens are waiting too long to get the benefits that they deserve and are entitled to under the law.

What is the reason for that? The military can put 500,000 people in Iraq inside of 3 months. Why can't GSA move a few people and get some offices open?

There must be a better way to serve the American public.

There are nearly six million disabled individuals who wait for SSI to provide them with a helping hand.

In recent years, SSA's backlog of claims for Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) disability benefits has reached unprecedented levels, with more than 1.3 million Americans currently awaiting a decision on their case.

Well, before we close, I said at the beginning, half in jest to you, Lord Monckton, that I could mark you down as doubtful.

As a medical doctor, I took an oath that says, 'When it comes to treating patients, do no harm.'

I don't know how anyone can suggest we could sit on our hands and watch this happen, because such inaction would be the worst kind of generational malfeasance.

We must address the dire risks of global warming while also ensuring this effort does not impose additional hardships on families already struggling to get by.

The long-term cost of inaction is surely much, much higher, and we fail to respond to it at our own peril.

We need to get medical students committed to primary care before they are overwhelmed with debt.