The terrorist attacks of September 11th and the courageous actions of our armed forces in Afghanistan and Iraq remind us that friends of tyranny and enemies of freedom still exist

The Constitution is a document that should only be amended with great caution.

The American people deserve a budget that invests in the future, protects the most vulnerable among us and helps to create jobs and economic security

Sadly, the President's budget proposal for the upcoming year once again puts cutting taxes for the wealthiest Americans over addressing our country's severe fiscal problems.

The intelligence failures with respect to Iraq were massive and have damaged our credibility around the world

Even top caliber hospitals cannot escape medical mistakes that sometimes result in irreparable damage to patients

We have a hope of succeeding if we learn from our past mistakes and pull together to make the hard choices.