The solution is to first create an integrated economic development and recreation plan that addresses the needs of the people who live and recreate in central Idaho.

I am involved with politics today because of the inspiration I received from Ronald Reagan.

I realize the answer is not to create wilderness and walk away.

Estimates show that small businesses contribute 60-80 percent of the net new jobs annually.

For a variety of reasons, I believe, the time is right to resolve many of the long standing and thorny land use, recreation, and wilderness designation issues in Central Idaho.

While nothing is certain, I firmly believe our nation is on the verge of a nuclear energy renaissance.

There is no disputing the fact that American consumers pay 30 to 300 percent more for the same prescription drugs as our counterparts in Canada, Europe, and the rest of the world.