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.

As an environmental scientist, I think our first need is to feed and shelter and nurture. That has always required the exploitation of plant life, and it always will.

People are suspicious of science. They see it as being responsible for problems like the degradation of our climate. There is also a strand in society that says physics is terribly hard.

We now see numerous examples of brands working together to address issues such as environmental degradations, climate control, pollution, poverty and disease.

I am in the process of trying to decide whether I can make a substantive and productive contribution to the policy-making process. I was always there because I wanted to work on the pressing issues of the day - I'm interested in energy, I'm interested in the climate bill and technology policy.