I have dedicated my entire professional career to public service. After serving twelve years in the New York State Assembly, I was elected to Congress in 1998 to fight for the working families of the Bronx and Queens.

     Since then I have devoted every day of my career in Washington to working for the hard working families of the Bronx and Queens. Our country is at a crossroads and I believe that I can continue to offer the kind of responsible and responsive leadership to help us meet the challenges of a new century. As a member of both the influential Committee on Financial Services and the critically important Committee on International Relations, I believe I am uniquely positioned to deliver results for the Queens and the Bronx. As a Chief Deputy Whip for the Democrats, I have the privilege of being New York’s highest-ranking member in the Democratic leadership.

     With your support, I will continue to work to revive and strengthen our economy while creating jobs and economic opportunity, and standing up for working men and women in the Bronx and Queens. I will continue to work in Washington to deliver the resources we in New York need to provide our children with first-rate schools, our seniors with a prescription drug benefit and a solvent Social Security system, and our families with quality, affordable health insurance.

     But my work does not end there. In Congress I have worked hard to ensure a strong homeland defense, protect workers’ rights and pensions, and aim for quality of life improvements for ALL people in the Bronx and Queens. While our economy has started to re-bound from the attacks of 9/11, too many people in the Seventh District are still having trouble living in affordable housing, buying prescription drugs and putting their kids through school.

     I feel honored and privileged to serve the people of New York’s 7th Congressional District and I promise that I will never stop fighting for our shared priorities in Congress.

     I want to continue serving to make our Congressional District and our City the best it can be. I believe there is still a lot of work to do, and I can only do that work with your help. From voting for me, to contributing to my campaign, to helping to volunteer on my campaign, there are many ways to get involved, and I hope you do.

     I am proud to be your Congressman.