Since the dawn of time, traditional marriage - the union between one man and one woman - has been the building block of civilization, and at no point in our nation's history has that foundation been under more severe attack than now.

Many Democrats are sincere in their desire to help others.

The problem we've got now in Washington is that the goals are completely the opposite from each other.

So, the point I'm making is, we are not going to cut spending in Washington if we think it's the job of every congressman and senators to pave local parking lots and build local sewer plants. These parochial interests are getting in the way of the national interests.

But my bill, the Drill Now Act, would actually expedite the whole process, let the Interior Department move ahead quicker... It would stop the radical environmental lawyers from delaying for years with frivolous lawsuits the leasing of the property.

It doesn't make sense to have to do the wrong thing in order to do the right thing.

A free and stable Iraq will be a shining light against the shadow of Islamic extremism.