Powered by NGP Software.For years, the politicians in Washington have talked about education and then passed one unfunded mandate after the next, burdening our local school districts. Education has become an endless cycle of "teaching to a test" rather than training our youth with the skills of critical thinking, creativity, and pragmatic problem-solving so vitally necessary in our rapidly changing world. If we do not change the present course and content of our educational system we risk losing our technological and competitive edge in the global economy.
Spiraling costs of care, prescription medication, hospital services, and all aspects of our present system need reform or we face national bankruptcy. Over a million people a year declare bankruptcy, not from squandering assets or over spending, but simply because someone in their family got sick. The crushing burdens for families, individuals, and small business, left unchecked, will stagnate growth and destroy our ability to compete in the world economy. We can no longer put off a solution, we must act now.
Our country's diverse culture and economy would not be what they are today without the contributions of men and women who have immigrated to our country since the founding of our nation. Today, our immigration system can't keep up with the demands of the 21st Century and is badly in need of reform and revitalization. Drug and human trafficking and spill-over violence-not to mention the ever-present threat of terrorism-threaten our borders and ports. Congress and the President must work through the political divisions on this issue to pass comprehensive immigration reform sooner, and not later.
Our national economy has been driven into the worst recession since the Great Depression by unregulated greed and a national policy of neglect which disconnected Wall Street from Main Street. We cannot afford continual bailouts of corporations considered "too big to fail" while neglecting small business which is largest generator of jobs and growth.
"A well-regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed." Second Amendment, United States Constitution.
I was raised as an outdoorsman hunting the grasslands of North Texas during dove season, deer season, and all of the great hunting seasons we enjoy here in Texas. As an avid sportsman and firearms owner, I also enjoyed collecting firearms of all types and competing as a Cowboy Action Shooter by the name of "Shingles."
I believe in a common sense approach which respects and honors our Second Amendment rights while protecting the law-abiding public.
In Texas Congressional District 26, it is clear that laying more concrete and asphalt will never alleviate the present congestion of our highways and transportation corridors. America has the technology and innovation to move away from a transportation system built on the politics and dependency on foreign oil. With continuing rise of costs, instability, and finite supply of fossil fuels, the issue of transportation is now a matter of national security. This transition to national energy independence will come with its fair share of challenges.
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