I believe that the fight against crime starts in the home. Parents must take responsibility for their children and show them love and guidance from an early age so they learn to respect the rights of others.

Now, I do come from a part of the country where the people say that the only thing in the middle of the road is a yellow line or roadkill.

It's not my job to dream your dreams. It's my job to make your dreams become a reality.

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

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.

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

A common misconception is that the costs of health care are cheaper in rural America, when in fact the reality is that they are more expensive and more difficult to access.