Reclaim Our Environment From Those Who Would

In The Past Week It Has Become Clear That The Vote On The Final Healthcare Bill Will Be Very Close. I Take This Vote With The Utmost Seriousness. I Am Quite Aware Of The Historic Fight That Has Lasted The Better Part Of The Last Century To Bring America In Line With Other Modern Democracies In Providing Single Payer Health Care.

I Took The Position Of Organizing 126 Democrats Who Voted Against The Iraq War Resolution. And I Happen To Think It Was The Right Position. Today We're Faced With Over 500 Casualties, A Cost Of Over $200 Billion, And It Could Rise The Casualties Could Go Into The Thousands And The Costs Could Go Over A Half Trillion If We Stay There For Years, As A Number Of People On This Stage Intend To See Happen.

It Is Fear Which Leads Us To War, ... It Is Fear Which Leads Us To Believe That We Must Kill Or Be Killed. Fear Which Leads Us To Attack Those Who Have Not Attacked Us. Fear Which Leads Us To Ring Our Nation In The Very Heavens With Weapons Of Mass Destruction.

People Have A Right To Know What Is In The Food They Are Eating, And That The Food Is Safe.

People Are Fed Up With The Politics Where Candidates Just Rip Each Other Apart And Then The Voters Lose In The End Because No One Really Knows What Anybody Stands For.