There is a difference between strategic or technical default and default where you really don't have the economy to support the spending. We are not at that point yet. We could be. We could be, like some European nations.

But I think the global economy will understand that the United States has the ability to meet its obligations. But it's not going to be able to do it over the long term if we can't control the growth of government.

The committee's finding that China stole sensitive technology from U.S. weapons research labs is alarming.

Many foster children have had difficulty making the transition to independent living. Several are homeless, become single parents, commit crimes, or live in poverty. They are also frequent targets of crime.

In its report, the Cox Committee concludes that China is using stolen U.S. design information to speed up its deployment of a new nuclear missile force.

What are the implications of a China that may be on nuclear parity with the United States?

There are things I want to get done, and If I can reconnect where I was before, working on the issues I'm interested in, that's exciting to me.