The Emancipation Proclamation, signed by President Abraham Lincoln, was put into effect on January 1, 1863, but news of the Proclamation and enforcement did not reach Texas until after the end of the Civil War almost two years later.

We are also ignoring and underfunding high speed rail which is one of the best ways to move citizens and improve congestion on our highways.

You know, having been an election monitor in countries across the world, I can tell you that we would never certify another country's election if it had as many flaws in place as we had in Florida.

I come from a district where the veterans are not the richest in the country.

So here we are, just two months away from the election, with more and more examples that modern day Jim Crowe laws are alive and well in the state of Florida.

Veterans continue to get the short end of the stick when it comes to this administration.

Today right here in America we have 50 million people without health insurance.