We have seen that, in another unfunded mandate, the so-called No Child Left Behind Act, which created tougher standards, and we all support that, but Congress did not provide the money to attract and hire the best teachers.

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

However, don't let these statistics mislead you, gang violence is not limited to California and or big urban areas - that might have been true a while ago but it is no longer the case today.

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

I was on the San Diego school board for 4 years, where I watched children successfully matriculate into elementary schools from Head Start programs from all around our city.

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