In today's world, new infections and diseases can spread across the country and even across the world in a matter of days, or even hours, making early detection critical.

In today's world, new infections and diseases can spread across the country and even across the world in a matter of days, or even hours, making early detection critical.

Despite claims by some to the contrary, we have heard numerous times in hearings and briefings by experts that existing technologies do not fully or effectively detect nuclear material.

I am proud to be an American, and proud that such beliefs are at the core of our country and its citizens.

Let us also reflect on the honorable service of our men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces currently serving our country overseas in Iraq and Afghanistan, and around the world.

If we are to believe that our immigration laws simply have no value, as our current policies would have us believe, should we then simply throw them all out, the entire lot of immigration law? I hope not.

The American patriots of today continue the tradition of the long line of patriots before them, by helping to promote liberty and freedom around the world.