Part of the redesign of FEMA is that they have so many people on standby, whether it is a retired nurse or a doctor who will take time off to go exactly where they are needed.

Under the current pay-as-you-go Social Security system, not one person is actually guaranteed benefits.

No issue is more important to this Congress than securing our borders and protecting our homeland, and I guarantee it is very important to our constituents.

I have the highest number of Social Security recipients of any Member of Congress, and it is always good to hear about how women in their districts are affected by any changes, by the need for changes in Social Security.

In fact, Social Security is the only source of income nationwide for 29 percent of unmarried elderly women.

American government was founded on a belief and a faith in God and in doing what is right and just.

While women certainly have made great strides toward pay parity in the past 30 years, there is still a gap in earnings between men and women in equivalent professions.