I strongly support SNAP and will continue to urge my colleagues in Congress to provide adequate funding to this important program.

We must provide adequate funding for an essential program that serves as a lifeline to some of our most vulnerable citizens.

SNAP is a critical anti-hunger program that feeds millions of low income Americans, including children, veterans, and seniors who would not otherwise have the resources to buy groceries.

I was never supposed to make it to Congress. I was a staff person.

Amtrak is extremely important to the economy of Southern Illinois and I will continue to work with state and local leaders and my colleagues in Congress to secure the necessary funding to maintain full service.

I have consistently supported laws ensuring women are able to make their own health care decisions, and I will continue to protect women's access to contraceptives and reproductive health care.