With more than 1,300 sites of care, VA operates the largest integrated health care system in the county

Three thousand jurisdictions across the U.S. are estimated to have had gang activity in 2001. In 2002, 32% of cities with a population of 25 to 50 thousand reported a gang-related homicide.

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.

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

With more than 1,300 sites of care, VA operates the largest integrated health care system in the county

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.

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