Improving our national intelligence capabilities should remain a top priority and a continual process.

Now, I do come from a part of the country where the people say that the only thing in the middle of the road is a yellow line or roadkill.

A common misconception is that the costs of health care are cheaper in rural America, when in fact the reality is that they are more expensive and more difficult to access.

Unless we make education a priority, an entire generation of Americans could miss out on the American dream.

It certainly makes no sense to enact more laws if we cannot, or do not, enforce the ones we have.

Spending and tax cut decisions must be both fiscally responsible and fair to our working families. I believe that fiscal responsibility is the way to create prosperity for America and secure the retirement of America's seniors.

I believe that the fight against crime starts in the home. Parents must take responsibility for their children and show them love and guidance from an early age so they learn to respect the rights of others.