Back in October, Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney made news by suggesting -- in Las Vegas, of all places -- that we simply needed to let the housing crisis wash through the system, and the market would work its magic. "Don't try and stop the foreclosure process," Governor Romney

A recent editorial in the Los Angeles Times, "California Should Make that Mortgage Deal," admonishes California Attorney General Kamala Harris for her insistence on ensuring that the big banks that caused the foreclosure crisis in our state pay their fair share to our homeowners. The editors urge Attorney...

Though their stated pledges since coming to power have been to 'cut the deficit' and 'create jobs,' House Republicans will soon take a series of votes to further solidify a radical agenda that does neither.

Instead, this week they will bring to the floor two bills -- the Home...

The President hit a home run last night.

President Obama said exactly what proponents of meaningful health care reform -- including myself -- needed, expected, and wanted him to say. The time for bickering, myths, and flat out lies by those who want to block reform is over. We will...

I have been an outspoken advocate for minority communities and businesses in California and nationally for decades. Recent press reports have raised questions about my advocacy on behalf of minority banks. Ultimately, however, these articles only revealed one thing: I am indeed an advocate for minority banks.

Despite my public...

At a time when American families are feeling an economic squeeze in large part because we are paying so much for foreign oil, we are also paying billions of dollars in Iraq -- even though Iraq is flush with soaring oil profits.

A new report by the Government...