We have so many people retiring that we do not have enough people paying into the system to be able to provide the benefits for those collecting those benefits.

We must remain steadfast in our commitment to our troops, and to those fighting for a free and democratic Iraq because freedom makes our country and the world a safer place.

Iraq can emerge as a beacon of hope and democracy in the Middle East, and the world, with our help.

I believe it's time to put our best ideas on the table and work toward a bipartisan solution, with the single goal of leaving the Social Security system stronger than we found it.

Madam Speaker, before being elected to Congress, I ran a manufacturing business that did a significant percentage of our sales outside the United States.

Like my colleagues, I did about 10 to 15 town hall meetings on this issue; and what I found is people came with a sincere interest to learn, a sincere interest to cut through the rhetoric and understand how this Medicare bill impacts them in their daily lives.

Free market capitalism has done more for the soul of the human race than any other system. And it's created the highest standard of living.