We still have tremendous work ahead of us to ensure that women have equal opportunities in the workplace and in our society.

Improving our national intelligence capabilities should remain a top priority and a continual process.

In rural areas of America, there is a growing increase in poverty, homelessness and hunger. You cannot separate these factors from domestic violence ?- a mother with three kids and no financial security is going to stiffen her lip and take the abuse, because not only does she have nowhere else to go, she has three children depending on her for survival.

Unless we make education a priority, an entire generation of Americans could miss out on the American dream.

It certainly makes no sense to enact more laws if we cannot, or do not, enforce the ones we have.

We still have tremendous work ahead of us to ensure that women have equal opportunities in the workplace and in our society.

Whether it's making sure that families have access to quality health care and child care, or making sure that our children receive the best educational opportunities we can give them, we must remain committed to these needs because our children are our future.