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.

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

While Kuwait is not a democracy, giving only half the population a voice in their government is not a policy this Congress should support and one that I am glad that Kuwait's leaders are changing.

No longer should women be denied the right to vote, no longer should women be treated as second class citizens, no longer should women not be allowed to be a citizen at all.

First, women are more likely to live in poverty during their retirement years than are men.

I grew up with an extremely abusive father. As a mother, I wanted to protect my own children from exposure to violence. When I found out one of my daughters was in an abusive relationship, it broke my heart. Finally, she left him ?- but only after his abuse started spreading to the children.

I have noticed a marked improvement in FEMA and with the coordination of FEMA and the State agencies.