I was heartened to hear the President say that as we make progress on the ground, and Iraqi forces increasingly take the lead, we should be able to further decrease our troop levels.

An indictment is not a conviction.

I fear that CAFTA will accelerate the demise of these domestic textile jobs.

The Coast Guard has long been known as the armed service that gets more done for less.

Currently, most States do not recognize within their borders concealed carry permits issued in other States.

I think in the wake of Katrina, the Coast Guard may well have been the only entity or agency that came out of that exercise free of fault and free of blame.

After 20 years in Congress, I still believe that smaller government and lower taxes are the most effective economic policies.