If a woman did not work and have the opportunity to save and invest on her own throughout her lifetime, she is often totally reliant on her family and Social Security for her retirement years.

Under the current pay-as-you-go Social Security system, not one person is actually guaranteed benefits.

Let us face it, the U.N. has failed. It has failed in its mission to promote world peace.

We all know that, unfortunately, the media does not always portray the good things that are happening in Iraq and Afghanistan, and this will be a great opportunity for us to glean some information from the Iraqi women who are here for us to also take back to our constituents.

American government was founded on a belief and a faith in God and in doing what is right and just.

Since President Bush took office in 2001, this Congress has supported an agenda of democracy, freedom and expansion of rights for all peoples throughout the world.

In fact, Social Security is the only source of income nationwide for 29 percent of unmarried elderly women.