Young women are not as likely to receive the encouragement they need from role models like teachers and parents. And they should be encouraged - studies show women are just as likely as men to win when they do run.

President Obama pushed for fairness in the military, listening to commanders as we ended don't ask don't tell, and on how to allow women to officially serve in more combat jobs - because America's daughters are just as capable of defending liberty as her sons.

I support an all-of-the-above approach attacking climate change - everything from moving America towards being carbon-neutral, moving our country towards clean energy.

My therapist would be so happy to know I'm doing all this walking. They've done a great job of putting me back together, haven't they?

On average, women need to be asked to run seven times before they actually do. While men, who are more likely to run, usually decide to do so on their own. We should be asking more women we know to run for offices across the spectrum - at the local, state, and federal levels.

We are all dishonored when a veteran sleeps on the same streets that he or she has defended. We are all dishonored when a veteran's family has to live in a shelter while he or she is out fighting for us. WE NEED TO FIX THAT!