The PATRIOT Act brought down the wall separating intelligence agencies from law enforcement and other entities charged with protecting the Nation from terrorism.

We are a nation that seeks out solutions and refuses to ignore challenges.

And I would argue the second greatest force in the universe is ownership.

By offering individuals ownership and control of their health care coverage, we return control to the patients; and that is exactly where it should be.

Without the right tools, we can't police our markets from illegal trade.

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.

Prior to the PATRIOT Act, the ability of government agencies to share information with each other was limited, which kept investigators from fully understanding what terrorists might be planning and to prevent their attacks.