Hurricane season routinely strikes the Caribbean harder than the U.S.

The promise of the American Dream requires that we are all provided an equal opportunity to participate in and contribute to our nation.

This country was founded upon the principle that we are all endowed with certain inalienable rights to Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness - those rights are what make America great, and they belong to each and every one of us.

For a member to say, 'I'm a lame duck' violates political science 101.

As a nation we should commit ourselves not only to the fight against terrorism, but to economic justice, defeat of the AIDS epidemic and vestiges of discriminatory policies of all kinds.

As a Korean War Veteran I know too well the troubling nature of war. This is why I will always support a diplomatic answer before military intervention.

Full participation in government and society has been a basic right of the country symbolizing the full citizenship and equal protection of all.