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There is no time to waste, we must fix our national debt today for future generations.

Op-ed: It is time for Hispanic leaders to stand up on the national debt

By Rafael Fantauzzi, President and CEO, National Puerto Rican Coalition (NPRC)

With talks in D.C. relentlessly concentrating on the threat of a sequester, I have spent a lot of time thinking back to an event I participated in a few weeks … Read More

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio performs a mock swearing in for Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, R-Fla., Thursday, Jan. 3, 2013, on Capitol Hill in Washington as the 113th Congress began. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

OP-ED: Priorities for a new Congress

By Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R-Fla)

I will begin work in the the 113th Congress with the priorities and needs of  you and your family in mind. I remain committed to a bi-partisan spirit of  … Read More

New Mexico Governor Susana Martinez addresses the Republican National Convention in Tampa, Fla., on Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Susana Martinez to expand Medicaid program in New Mexico based off health care law

By Barry Massey, Associated Press

New Mexico, a state that hovers near the top of national poverty and uninsured rankings, plans to follow provisions of a federal health care law to expand … Read More

Republican presidential candidate, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, speaks as his vice presidential running mate Rep. Paul Ryan, R-Wis., applauds, during a campaign rally. Monday, Aug. 20, 2012, in Manchester N.H. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Op-Ed: The Romney/Ryan ticket will strengthen Medicare for Latinos, not take it away

By Josefina Carbonell, Former Assistant Secretary for Aging at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Our seniors are concerned about the future of Medicare - and rightly so.  Washington has made deep cuts to the program that will reduce their access to care … Read More