E-mail a friendJanuary 29, 2007
New York's Sen. Charles Schumer feels Democrats should start talking to more middle class voters. Health researcher Dr. Neal Barnard discusses the relationship between diet and diabetes.
Sen. Charles Schumer
Sen. Charles Schumer
New York's Charles Schumer is the No. 3 Democrat in the Senate. The state's senior senator, he's the Majority Leader's top political adviser and helms the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee. Schumer previously served 18 years in the House and six in the state assembly. He began his public service career after graduating from Harvard Law, has never lost an election or held any job outside of elected office. In his book, Positively American, he offers a plan to help his party expand control in Washington.
Dr. Neal Barnard
Dr. Neal Barnard
Dr. Neal Barnard is an advocate for health, nutrition and higher standards in research. He's president-founder of Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine, which advocates medicine based on vegetarian diets and other positive lifestyle changes, and also president of The Cancer Project, which promotes the benefits of a healthy diet for disease prevention and survival. A psychiatrist by training, Barnard is the author of several books, including Dr. Neal Barnard's Program for Reversing Diabetes.