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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.