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I have been absolutely clear where I'm coming from about health care reform. This is something this nation has to do and a robust public option has been the mantra of my campaign from the very outset.

We will have health care reform in America.

I'm not saying we don't need health care reform. We do need health care reform.

Let's drive the message home: we need health insurance reform, we need a strong public option, and we won't settle for less.

We need to work to repeal Obamacare and replace it with the kind of health care choices that the American people want. That doesn't include government-run health care.

The time is now for Congress to address health care in America.

Yes, I do agree we need health care reform; however, this bill badly misses the mark. Congress can and must do better for the American people.

The surest way to return to the people's business is to listen to the people themselves: We need to drop this whole scheme of federally controlled health care, start over, and work together on real reforms at the state level that will contain costs and won't leave America trillions of dollars deeper in debt.

I happen to believe that health care is an imminent crisis. It is.

It's time to stop defending a system that is clearly in dire need of reform, stop issuing reports and setting up new roadblocks, and start providing Americans with prescription drugs that are both safe and affordable.