In many ways, human health is the great global connector.

Global health issues remind us - perhaps more than any other issue - that we are all children of the same extended family.

General Motors spends more on health care than steel.

More than five million seniors have already saved money on their prescription drugs, and almost 33 million have benefited from free preventive services. The president cracked down hard on Medicare and health care fraud, recovering a record-breaking $10.7 billion over the last three years, protecting our seniors. That's what change looks like.

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.

The essence of good government is trust.