The freedom to convert is fundamental to freedom of religion.

Our hope is we move beyond denial and into debate... If we cleaned up the air, would it really be bad for us?

I represented the 4th District of South Carolina... from the election '92 until election '98. And then I was out six years and then came back for another six years between the election 2004 and the election 2010.

I voted for the Deficit Reduction Package with significant heartburn over the student aid provisions.

Asking an incumbent member of Congress to vote for term limits is a bit like asking a chicken to vote for Colonel Sanders.

So I'm a pretty conservative fellow, but not conservative enough for the Tea Party.

In fact, NSF was the leading successful efforts to improve U.S. math and science education long before the Department of Education was even created.