Occupation: Former U.S. Representative Birth: July 14, 1967
A staggering 63 percent of Americans say that addiction to alcohol or other drugs has had an impact on them at some point in their lives..
And how the government communicates about homeland security is central to how the public responds..
Terrorism is a psychological warfare. Terrorists try to manipulate us and change our behavior by creating fear, uncertainty, and division in society..
Facts are, insurance ratings are really dependent on the notion that some people are higher risk than others..
In our pledge every day, we pledge one Nation under God with liberty and justice for all..
As the bill requires, any terror alert system must give people and organizations some indication about what steps they must take to improve their own….
Franklin Roosevelt said the test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance to those who have much; it is whether we provide enough ….
People are going to keep getting prescribed medication that is counter to what their real disease state is, which is addiction..
No one is immune from addiction; it afflicts people of all ages, races, classes, and professions..
My mother is still battling alcoholism..
For students today, only 10 percent of children from working-class families graduate from college by the age of 24 as compared to 58 percent of upper….
Moreover, as the leadership of the House confirmed last year, the Administration remains opposed to a congressional resolution on the Armenian Genoci….
Our contention is not that medication alone is the answer. We really need to have it in conjunction with cognitive behavioral therapy and with peer s….
You don't fight cancer with grants, or heart disease with grants..
My state has the highest child poverty rate in all of New England, above the national average..
If we do not provide education for every single American, we are consigning those without an education to second-class status..
So if we are really concerned about generating more taxes, we ought to be investing in our people, not taking away the kinds of resources that contri….
Democrats believe that government should reflect the sense of community that Americans demonstrated after Katrina - the sense of community that has d….
I believe that successfully addressing our national security needs while protecting our basic freedoms and civil liberties requires continual Congres….
Americans have been given goals to achieve in Iraq, but not the standards by which to measure progress. And the only assurance Americans have been gi….
In the 5 years, well over 60,000 American families have been broken apart by the absence of insurance because the only way for parents to get treatme….