Cosigned a letter to House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charles Rangel (NY-15) in support of the Social Security Fairness Act (H.R. 82). The letter calls on Chairman Rangel to act on H.R. 82 and address broader reform of the Social Security system. H.R. 82 would eliminate the Government Pension Offset and Windfall Elimination Provisions that limit the retirement security of more than 1.3 million federal, state, county and municipal employees and their spouses.

Voted in favor of H.R. 1332, the Small Business Lending Improvements Act of 2007, legislation to reduce lending fees and to increase access to capital for small businesses by modernizing Small Business Administration (SBA) lending programs. This legislation would also expand financing options for start-up businesses in rural areas and emphasize outreach to health care providers to address increasing demand for medical providers in rural and low-income areas. Additionally, it would establish a program to help veterans to start their own businesses by reducing borrower and lender fees and increasing loan guarantees.