Can America be fixed? Of course it can. We're Americans aren't we?

I must admit that I spent a few sleepless nights after I made the commitment to run again for office to represent California's 45th Congressional District.  Anyone who wouldn't is either a fool or a career politician. All they worry about is getting elected. Obviously, career politicians don't think much about solving problems. If they did we wouldn't be in the position we are today, would we?

If you stop and think about the problems facing America you may just bury your head in your hands and give up. Yes, it's really that bad, but it's not beyond hope. Nothing is beyond hope for Americans. That's one of the reasons I love being one of you and it's that hope that allows me to sleep peacefully.

The current session of Congress doesn't appear to be solving much of anything, does it? What can the next session of Congress do any differently? Ending Obamacare will be the first step in undoing the damage to our economy. It will reduce the restrictions that have kept business people from investing in America. More has to be done, but ending Obamacare will be a step in the right direction. Obviously, we'll still have to address the problems that the Affordable Care Act was supposed to resolve. Republicans will have to reciprocate with openness to repairing the system the Democrats almost destroyed. I will encourage an effective, while cost-efficient healthcare system; a free-market system that provides quality and personal choice without growing the government, invading our privacy, and raising our premiums. Insurance companies should be able to compete across state lines for customers, and lowering the price of prescription drugs must be a priority.

One last issue I want to address. We all know someone who is or had suffered from breast or prostate cancer, and Alzheimer’s. I personally will spearhead a bipartisan initiative to work with the National Institute of Health, the American Cancer Society, and the Alzheimer’s Association to find a cure for these deadly diseases ASAP. Partisanship must be replaced with collegiality and collaboration to craft solutions to our nation’s problems. That's the attitude I plan on taking to Washington if I have the honor to represent my friends and neighbors in CA-45th Congressional District.

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