The pressure is there because there's been benign neglect. We know it's decaying. We know it's not safe.

We all want to support children and children's health-insurance programs. But not knowing what the terms and conditions are causes us concern.

Hooley may be popular in my district but so am I. And Hooley doesn't live in the district, and I do. If you look at my opponent, he lives in Polk County, where 28 percent of the voters are, and my district where I live is 72 percent.

They don't require a lot of care. Benign neglect is the best way to grow them.

Aspirin is not a benign drug.

When I was a kid, my mother's parenting style teetered between benign neglect and intense bouts of violence.