I've never been a passive person. I've always felt that, if you think something should be changed, it's your responsibility to actively pursue that change.

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.

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

I've never been a passive person. I've always felt that, if you think something should be changed, it's your responsibility to actively pursue that change.

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

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.

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