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.

Many Americans are unaware that we still have a large population of working families, elderly, and children who rely on emergency food pantries, shelters, and other resources to meet their nutritional needs.

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

I am not normally a betting person, but I say that putting your money on the American people is about as close to a sure bet as you are going to get.

We still have tremendous work ahead of us to ensure that women have equal opportunities in the workplace and in our society.

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.

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