Congress is headed in the wrong direction with this bill which removes any and all incentives from the food industry to improve their products for children.

Unfortunately, my district like many others across the country has a problem with gangs, which is why I introduced this amendment

Childhood obesity is best tackled at home through improved parental involvement, increased physical exercise, better diet and restraint from eating.

I’m a Congressman, and can do whatever I want

However, as a parent, as a grandparent, as a former educator, I know that these practices alone when we are dealing with young children are insufficient. We will never control this rising epidemic without greater accountability from the food industry.

Studies indicate that these children are more susceptible to advertising and even less likely to understand the purpose of this advertising.

Our policy for the last many years has been to deter the Chinese government in Beijing from ever coming into the position where they thought they had enough leverage over the U.S. to cross the Straits of Taiwan.