We have to go to war against the people who enable the gun violence, the people who stop us from keeping guns out of the hands of mentally unstable people, of felons, and that means the NRA leadership.

Let's drive the message home: we need health insurance reform, we need a strong public option, and we won't settle for less.

Government by blackmail is incompatible with democracy.

I often say in my speeches, I say, 'It's rare in life that you get a controlled scientific experiment.' 'Cause you can't do controlled scientific experiments with real people, normally.

In 2009, when I was Health Minister, we re-engineered our business processes to examine the weaknesses and opportunities in our health system. Following that exercise, we established a public health emergency management system from national to district level to prevent and provide rapid response to outbreaks.

Biopharmaceutical research and development efforts have achieved dramatic improvements in global health and longevity, and we are committed to continuing our quest.

I'm - like, 80% of the time, I'm the biggest health nut. I'm usually really healthy.

Any threat to the health and safety of a child in any school or classroom is unacceptable.