As a Member of the CBC, I will fight tooth and nail to increase funding for programs, such as Ryan White, that were flat funded in the President's budget.

I do not support a constitutional amendment to prohibit gay marriage.

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.

As a Member of the CBC, I will fight tooth and nail to increase funding for programs, such as Ryan White, that were flat funded in the President's budget.

I represent central Florida, which depends on tourists for its economic survival. We need people to be able to get to the State and enjoy it.

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.