Back in the District

I must say it's wonderful to be back in California, despite the rain. It's Easter recess and a District Work Week, so I'm working out of our Walnut Creek office and getting out and about as much as possible. On Tuesday I spoke at a Livermore Chamber of Commerce luncheon honoring "Dream Makers and Risk Takers," and although they didn't realize it, that's a pretty good description of me for the past couple of months--going out to DC without any certainty about what I'd be doing, whether I'd be paid, and finding that the risk paid off and the dream of health care reform came true. I feel very fortunate to be where I am.