There is no question that we must do more to secure our borders - but how we go about securing them is also important.

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

Some of the best times I've spent in Colorado have been in the backcountry with my mom and siblings, and more recently, with my own kids. That is why I'm concerned to see today's kids spending more time browsing the Internet than exploring nature.

Climbing has worked for me in a number of ways on Capitol Hill. I'm much more inclined to look at what people do, as opposed to what they say. Also, it's about working together - we're all on the rope together, and you don't get to cut the rope if you're not getting along with someone.

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

Our livelihood is intimately tied to the food we eat, water we drink and places where we recreate. That's why we have to promote responsibility and conservation when it comes to our natural resources.

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