“Global health issues remind us - perhaps more than any other issue - that we are all children of the same extended family.”
“I believe we all agree that, for the health of Kansas, nothing is more important than education.”
“I know how tough it is to stand up to powerful forces that prey on consumers.”
“There's a digital revolution taking place both in and out of government in favor of open-sourced data, innovation, and collaboration.”
“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.”
“But wishing our Kansas soldiers 'God speed' is not enough. We need to comfort, care for, and protect their families. And we should ease the financial burdens that these families often face.”
“In this 21st century world, some of our country's most significant exports and imports extend beyond goods and services: They also include innovation, knowledge, discovery, and healing.”
“The men and women who serve this great nation, whether they are stationed in Iraq, Fort Riley, or the Korean Peninsula, or they serve us at home as our community first responders, serve because they believe in America.”
“We've been finding that when you empower engineers, scientists, and coders, they respond by creating new tools to empower physicians, patients, and parents.”
“What we've been finding is that when you remove the barriers to innovation, you can actually hold costs down while lifting entrepreneurs up and getting better health results.”