I am a firm believer that upon release, ex-offenders should be afforded a second chance to become productive citizens by providing rehabilitation and education that will help them join the workforce.

The United States is historically a nation of immigrants.

My president will boldly throw 1 million into poverty.

The challenges African-Americans are facing today are rooted in the system of slavery.

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.

We owe it to the flood victims of New Orleans to give them truthful answers as to why this event took place and to assure our citizens that tragedies like this will never happen again.

Of course things get stagnant; people get too used to their environment, but that's why I'm in my district every week, at meetings with my constituents.