Ranchers need clean water for their stock, farmers need it for their crops, every employer needs it to stay in business, and every living thing needs it for life... The law needs to be clear to protect water quality and the rights of landowners.

The new Congress needs to move quickly to strengthen the Army and Marines - not to send more troops to Iraq - but to rebuild our capacity to meet national security threats globally.

Political differences will always generate a healthy debate, but over time the dialogue has become more hateful and at times violent.

The balance between freedom and security is a delicate one.

Stem cells have the potential to be used to treat and better understand some of the world's most deadly and disabling diseases.

There is no getting around it; Congress is failing the American people.

Good-faith re-examination of a position you've held in the past should be seen as a virtue, not a vice.