For too long, unfunded federal mandates have drained the budgets of states and communities. The strength and vitality of our communities must be restored.

These are the same people who believe, in some cases, the federal government should not play any role in providing health care to our people or protecting the environment.

Any objective observer will conclude that - based on her ideas and her leadership - Hillary Clinton must become the next president of the United States.

The Federal Reserve has a responsibility to ensure the safety and soundness of financial institutions and to contain systemic risks in financial markets.

The Federal Reserve needs to provide small businesses in America with the same low-interest loans it gave to foreign banks.

Of course the Republicans have long wanted to privatize Social Security and destroy it. But Social Security has been the most important and valuable social program in the history of the United States.