In speech after speech on his health care plan, the President has tried to convince us that what he is proposing will be good for America. But, how can it be good for America if it raises taxes by a half trillion dollars and costs a trillion dollars or more to implement?

As problems like identity theft become more prevalent, now more than ever, Americans need to take their financial health seriously - and this information is of the utmost importance.

The people of South and Central Texas and the Coastal Bend need jobs, they need health care, they need water infrastructure improvements, they need a quality education, and they need the resources to keep our borders safe and secure.

Most Americans want health insurance.

I think the thing that the American people want is for the divisive debate on health care to stop.

If you have a student who graduates from college and they do not have a job, they are now able to stay on their family health plan.

If you look at the cost of providing health insurance, it actually Does not cost more to provide a plan with contraceptive coverage than it does without.

I am a big proponent of having a mental health component go along with whatever the physical realities are.

My priority is to turn people - especially kids - on to sports and being active so they do not even have to think about it being good for their health. If people participate for the fun of it, and believe me - it is fun, then fitness programs will be much more successful.

We take our kids for physical vaccinations, dental exams, eye checkups. When do we think to take our - our son or daughter for a mental health checkup?

While Haiti has recently celebrated more than 200 years of independence from French colonial rule, the citizens of the island remain vulnerable to poverty, poor health, and political chaos.

The real cure for what ails our health care system today is less government and more freedom.

America's doctors, nurses and medical researchers are the best in the world, but our health care system is broken.

In my case, I pay a standard premium to participate in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Plan for my wife and myself out of each month's paycheck.

Seven presidents before him - Democrats and Republicans - tried to expand health care to all Americans. President Obama got it done.

We do not come to Canada for our health. We can think of other ways of enjoying ourselves.

If a State has reliable scientific information that demonstrates that a warning is needed for a particular food, then in the interest of public health, it should share that information with the FDA and petition for a new national standard.

But the dollars spent on economic incentives and new investment strategies are wasted unless we seriously address the two most important economic issues in Kansas: education and health care.

I believe we all agree that, for the health of Kansas, nothing is more important than education.

We have by far the most expensive health system in the world. We spend 50 percent more per person than the next most costly nation. Americans spend more on health care than housing or food.