I am a recovering alcoholic.

No one is immune from addiction; it afflicts people of all ages, races, classes, and professions.

My mother is still battling alcoholism.

If we had a terrorist attack, the way the people respond is going to determine whether that attack is just a tragedy or whether that attack becomes an all-out disaster.

The key battleground in the war on terrorism, therefore, is in the minds of the American public.

If we do not provide education for every single American, we are consigning those without an education to second-class status.

Moreover, as the leadership of the House confirmed last year, the Administration remains opposed to a congressional resolution on the Armenian Genocide due to Turkish objections. This approach sends absolutely the wrong signal to Turkey and to the rest of the world.