And so I want to share some of the priorities that I've set. First, educating our children is an important priority for our nation. I hope you don't get too nervous, Governor, because I have always believed and will always believe in local control of schools. And so, while the government will spend money, we've got to trust you to run your schools. We got a good vote out of the Senate Education Committee that passes power out of Washington, so the local folks can chart the path to excellence for every child.
Health care is an issue, and it's a priority.
I believe we ought to double the amount of patients we cover in community health centers, to make sure that the poor and those on the outskirts of poverty are able to find primary care. It says loud and clear to our seniors the promises that we have made to you will be a promise we will keep. But it also requires new thinking and new leadership. We must reform Medicare, to give seniors more options, more choices, more opportunities to tailor their health care programs to meet their needs, all of which ought to include prescription drug benefits for our seniors. A priority is to work with states on important development projects.