By Rep. Michael Honda (D-Calif.) and Honorable Patricia Martin

Dr. Amy Castillo's three children could and should be alive today.

Dr. Castillo, a pediatrician, spent the first days of 2008 in Maryland District Court trying to get a protective order against her abusive husband Mark Castillo. Amy...

Exactly one year ago today, in Tucson, Arizona, a diverse group of Americans came together to meet their member of Congress and to make their voices heard in the best tradition of our beloved democracy. This great meeting of neighbors and friends, this great exchange of dialogue and discourse was...

In light of Congress's failure to wrestle up short-term cost-cutting measures for our country, we must not lose sight of longer-term concerns about the sustainability of our deficits, debts and, ultimately, our budgets. While we tempt deadlines now, trimming where feasible, we will land in this position on multiple occasions...

Two weeks ago, on the 70th Anniversary of Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor, Representative Peter King once again sought the spotlight with a congressional hearing claiming to explore 'homegrown terrorism's threat to military communities inside the United States.'

My hope was that real American values and vision would drive this...

This week, I stand shoulder to shoulder with fellow Democrats in Congress, fighting to extend unemployment benefits for nearly 2 million Americans and to preserve a payroll tax cut for the American worker.

This fight is to ensure that the voice of the 99 percent -- the great majority of...

House Republicans are set to move on to the third piece of their anti-regulation agenda, H.R. 10, the so-called "Regulations from the Executive in Need of Scrutiny (REINS) Act." The REINS Act seeks to undermine the nation's environmental, health and safety laws by requiring Congressional approval for any major rule...

Today, December 7, 2011, is the 70th anniversary of Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor. As communities across America remember that day, Representative Peter King (R-N.Y.) seeks the spotlight once again with a Congressional hearing claiming to explore "homegrown terrorism's threat to military communities inside the United States."

I hope...

On Nov. 2, the U.S. Congress honored Japanese-American World War II veterans with the Congressional Gold Medal, the highest expression of national appreciation for distinguished achievements and contributions.

My father, Giichi "Byron" Honda, was one of those veterans. In a brutal irony, my father wore the uniform of the U.S....

As Benjamin Franklin once wrote, "In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes." While we aren't able to stave off death, there is something vital we can do to help low-income Americans with their taxes.

That's why Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) and I have...

By Congressman Michael Honda (D-Calif.) and Senator John Kerry (D-Mass.)

There's a silent killer loose in America. It is viral hepatitis, and it contributes to the death of 15,000 Americans every year. Most people don't even know they have it until years later when it's too late for any treatment...

As Californians, we are fortunate to enjoy some of the most breathtaking landscapes and pristine wilderness in the country, from Muir Woods in the north of our state to the Santa Monica Mountains in the south. The continued preservation of these and many other sites of great natural beauty across...

Washington seems to have finally woken up to the jobs crisis facing our country. Both parties have a wealth of proposals and perspectives for how the government can create jobs. Some of these proposals will do some immediate good, some will pay long-term dividends and some miss the mark completely....

With the United States accusing Pakistan of using insurgent groups to fight proxy wars, issuing a recent ultimatum demanding that Islamabad sever ties immediately, it is clear that Washington's patience is nearing its end. The United States, meanwhile, is reducing aid packages, increasing drone strikes in the tribal areas and...

As the Peace Corps celebrates its 50th anniversary this month, it is time to take stock and commit to making it bigger, better and bolder.

As one of four members of the House who volunteered, I answered former President John F. Kennedy's call for Peace Corps recruits in...

Today, US Congressman Michael Honda (D-CA), vice-chair of the Congressional LGBT Equality Caucus, delivers the following statement on the floor of the US House of Representatives:

I rise today in support of the historic official repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell. Today, nearly two decades after its enactment, our lesbian,...

President Barack Obama's increasing access for millions of women to birth control, breast pumps, HIV tests and five categories of preventive services without co-payments or other out-of-pocket insurance charges has softened the blow of cuts to women's services that we are witnessing in California and in the Republican-controlled House of...

The Obama administration recently announced that immigration enforcement programs will no longer target DREAM Act-eligible youth and other low-priority immigration offenders.

This is a huge step in the right direction for the White House and its Department of Homeland Security, which has claimed, repeatedly, to prioritize its finite immigration enforcement...

How many electronic devices do you have in your home? How many televisions, computers, iPods, video games, and telephones do you use on a daily basis? Electronic gadgets already account for about 15 percent of household electric consumption, and as these gadgets proliferate, their energy use continues to grow.

The...

We have reached a tipping point in our fight for equality in America. Forty-two years after the Stonewall riots -- a defining moment in the beginning of America's gay rights movement -- New York's legalization of same-sex marriage and California's mandate to teach lesbian, bi-sexual, gay, transgender and queer (LGBTQ)...

The House Interior Appropriations Bill, which we're debating in Congress this week, deals a very bad hand for the environment. Most egregiously, it guts programs like the Land and Water Conservation Fund and is loaded with policy changes that have no place in an appropriations bill.

This bill has left...