Healthcare
I believe we need to make high quality coverage affordable for everyone. True health care reform should focus on bringing down costs by making insurance tax deductible, portable, and available across state lines...

Border Security
A porous US-Mexico border poses one of the greatest threats to all Americans in terms of crime and terrorism. Safeguarding the US southern border is one of the most complex and demanding homeland security challenges we face as a nation...

Energy
America not only has a rich abundance of natural resources but also has the skilled labor force necessary to be energy self reliant. In South Texas, we have the Ports of Brownsville and Corpus Christi to construct and refurbish off shore oil rigs, and refine and as well as wind farms...

Defense
I support maintaining a strong and visible presence around the world to ensure American prosperity and to protect our country from foreign terrorists and hostile regimes. We must also ensure that our troops have the resources and support they need from Congress, while leaving strategic and tactical decisions to the commanders in the field...

Transportation
With bi-partisan support from the entire Texas Delegation, I introduced H.R. 1535, which will make it easier for future completed sections of US 59, US 77 and US 281 to be upgraded to interstate standard...

Social Security
I want to protect those that depend on Social Security and Medicare. Right now, the Republican budget is the only serious proposal out there that protects them. It is disappointing that some of my colleagues are using scare tactics to frighten seniors rather than actually solving the problems that affect all Americans...

Jobs and the Economy
Americans are asking "where are the jobs?" And they're tired of these Washington games...