Certainly the advent of technology and electronic commerce has had an immense impact on the real estate industry.

Congress does two things well: nothing and overreacting.

The risk from terrorism remains acute and the private market cannot continue to operate without a government backstop.

We must speed up the deployment of broadband in order to bring high-speed data services to homes and businesses. The spread of information technology has contributed to a steady growth in U.S. productivity.

The highly skilled workers at Lima have enabled the plant to grow far beyond its original mission, now providing a wide variety of cutting-edge military vehicles and equipment to the Army, Navy, and Marine Corps.

Leadership in telecommunications is also essential, since we are now in the age of e-commerce.

Certainly the advent of technology and electronic commerce has had an immense impact on the real estate industry.