Many seventh graders I know in Illinois, as well as around the Nation, are studying the Constitution. I was pretty impressed with the quality of education our children are receiving because they had not expected me to ask them about it. – Melissa Bean
If we want to truly regain the publics trust, we can provide greater accountability and transparency with a simple step. Lets start by communicating to our constituents about the votes we take. – Melissa Bean
During a trip to Iraq last fall, I visited our theater hospital at Balad Air Force Base and witnessed these skilled medical professionals in action and met the brave soldiers whose lives they saved. – Melissa Bean
Under the Environmental Protection Agencys Energy Star Program, homes are independently verified to be measurably more energy efficient than average houses. – Melissa Bean
If you know how to read, you have a complete education about life, then you know how to vote within a democracy. But if you dont know how to read, you dont know how to decide. Thats the great thing about our country – were a democracy of readers, and we should keep it that way. – Ray Bradbury