America cannot turn its back on the economic future and women-owned businesses are part of that future.

We will never stop illegal immigration until this country has a comprehensive, realistic immigration policy.

Farms and ranches contend with much more than quarterly reports and profit margins - the weather can wreak havoc on their quality of life and economic viability. When natural disasters strike, we must do all we can to assist the backbone of our economy.

If we do not get No Child Left Behind right for Limited English Proficient students, the law will be a failure for most schools in the 15th Congressional District, and for many across the nation.

Today's population of adolescents and young adults is the largest in our nation's history.

We must not allow this generation to produce record numbers for the juvenile justice, runaway and homeless youth, or foster care systems.

We need to work together, on a bipartisan basis, to create new jobs, increase job training, enact real and substantive middle class tax relief, and reward companies that create jobs at home.