Standing beside each brave servicemember is a spouse with their own unique professional dreams and career goals that shouldn't be stifled by the constant transitions that our military families are subjected to.

One of my key issues is economic empowerment.

What few realize is the unique role the North Country of New York played in advancing women's rights in the United States.

In a 21st-century economy, it is critical that we equip our nation's children with the tools they need to compete in a global marketplace.

If someone thinks that education, health, infrastructure all are different sectors and issues and they ought to be fought independently, then they are mistaken. There is an underlying pattern in the process. And that is bad governance.

My education - my Ph.D. in storytelling - comes from having worked on it, being a lover of film and watching them, from working with some great writers and some very good TV directors and then working with some who weren't.

We've got a lot of work to do: not only on education, but on the economy, on our tax code, and on reducing our crushing debt.

Every working family in America knows how hard it is today to find affordable childcare or early childhood education.