A New Era Of Responsibility Is Here.

The President Has Been A Big Proponent Of The Public Option Since The Campaign.

I Care So Passionately About Improving The Quality Of Life For Women And Girls, Not Just Here In The United States, But Internationally As Well. I Am A Single Mom And I Raised A Daughter Who Is Now A Young Adult.

I Think, Traditionally, When The Federal Government Has Gathered Statistics, It's Been Done In Silos, So Every Agency Really Focuses On The Statistics That Are Important To Agency.

Change Is Never Fast Enough To Satisfy Us. I Still Hear Too Many Stories Of Women Who Go Back To Work Too Soon, But I Do Believe That We Have Been Able To Change The Paradigm In Attitudes Towards Family Leave In That It's No Longer A Nice Thing To Do For Women, It's A Must Do For Competitiveness, And That's A Big Change Over The Last Seven Years. Changing It Into An Economic Issue Is A Big Sea Change In The Last Seven Years.

My Daughter Is, Of Course, Perfect. Everyone's Child Is, But Mine Really Is Perfect. But I Could Not Have Raised Her Without My Parents. From The Time She Was Seven Months Until Now, I Have Been A Single Parent.