Politician

In too many ways, Ohio is being run for the benefit of those who have already made it, and too many of our friends and neighbors are being left behind. Nowhere is this more evident than in the cuts to police officers, firefighters, nurses, teachers, and to our local schools, while property and sales taxes are going up.

The fact that our country, the greatest country in the world, remains mired in race relations issues in the year 2014 is an embarrassment.

Where was the closure for Michael Brown's parents?

It's important to know enough about all of the candidates to make an informed choice, and our candidate is Hillary Clinton.

The Ferguson Grand Jury's decision not to indict Officer Darren Wilson in the death of Michael Brown is a miscarriage of justice. It is a slap in the face to Americans nationwide who continue to hope and believe that justice will prevail.

In a nation growing increasingly more diverse, it is imperative that the organizations tasked with keeping us informed reflect the same diversity.

We have to let young people know that we care about them and their future. I want to involve them to a level where they become the leaders and the advocates because, right now, a lot of these young people don't believe they have an advocate.

I'm a very direct person just generally. I don't use a lot of words unnecessarily. I try to get to the heart of the issue, address it and go on to the next thing.

Remnants of the foreclosure crisis linger everywhere.

I don't use a lot of words unnecessarily.

We'd rather pay farmers millions of dollars not to grow crops than to feed children.

The PHYSICAL Act gives our schools the flexibility they need to give physical education the attention it deserves in promoting our children's well-being.

Ethnic sensitivity both on-camera and behind it demonstrates a corporate understanding of the benefits of diversity and a genuine respect for the audiences' needs.

At present, our country needs women's idealism and determination, perhaps more in politics than anywhere else.

Civil rights is unfinished business. Make it your business.

We are world leaders, and we need to act like it.

This is not about race or affiliation, and it isn't about black versus blue. All lives matter.

The Office of Congressional Ethics was created to provide more transparency in the House of Representatives. It was a commendable goal.

I've been impressed, obviously, with what Israel has done over the years, as it related to technology, agriculture, research in general.

Men and women wonder if merely walking or driving justifies being followed, stopped, or questioned. This practice and the presumption of guilt so often associated with people of color must come to an end.