The goal of what I have done with my charitable contributions is the same as it is in my public life: to try and make the world a little bit better,

Words without deeds is an affront to the principle that guides our Nation and makes a mockery of the values we as public servants claim to love.

We shouldn't be so dependent on foreign oil.

No family gets rich from earning the minimum wage. In fact, the current minimum wage does not even lift a family out of poverty.

It has now been over 7 years since Congress last raised the minimum wage to its current level of $5.15 per hour. Since that last increase, Congress's failure to adjust the wage for inflation has reduced the purchasing power of the minimum wage to record low levels.

'Never again' is the rallying cry for all who believe that mankind must speak out against genocide.