Rubén Hinojosa: “Governor Perry has put politics above the health of Texans and refused to participate in the Medicaid expansion program.”

It is absolutely essential to have a bird's-eye view of our financial system, in order to identify and prevent systemic risks from destabilizing our entire economy.

In 2009, prior to ACA, 40 percent of the families in my congressional district were uninsured. Today, in 2016, only 20 percent are uninsured.

In the last 4 years we have shown great improvement in graduation rates, in enrollment in higher education, and graduation, even, at the colleges.

You made the statement that the HBCUs are a very important component of higher education, and I have been one of the strongest supporters of HBCUs.