Ed Pastor
As a former high school teacher, I know that investing in education is one of the most important things we can do, not only for our children, but for the benefit of our whole community.Collection: Teacher
Access to basic quality health care is one of the most important domestic issues facing our nation.Collection: Health
Make health care a right, not a privilege.
Stopping Vieques bombing range good; sooner is better.
Obviously, it gave me a chance to see Barcelona. I won't deny that. But I also had a chance to see something in another country in terms of recycling and reusing nuclear material.
Health care should be affordable for everyone.
I will continue to support legislation that provides American families and Seniors affordable health care.
While prices of goods continue to rise, American worker's wages remain stagnant.
I will support legislation that benefits the American worker and prevents the outsourcing of American jobs.
Funding and maintaining programs from Head Start to Pell Grants must be a high priority.
I will work to restore fiscal responsibility to our country's budget and to provide for a more robust economy.
While I do not hesitate to applaud certain aspects of the resolution honoring the sacrifices of our courageous soldiers who are risking their lives in Iraq, I cannot be supportive of capitalizing on these very sacrifices for political gain.
Although I voted against the initial resolution approving the war in Iraq, I have consistently voted to support our troops with much-needed armor and supplies.
To say that I'm enjoying a millionaire's lifestyle-well, I can tell you, I guess a millionaire's income doesn't go very far these days.Collection: Income