To date, every American citizen has nearly $27,000 in public debt riding on our backs.

To date, every American citizen has nearly $27,000 in public debt riding on our backs.

The American economy has always been driven by the entrepreneurial nature of its citizens, and blocking access to affordable health care will only suffocate growth within the small business sector of our economy.

Enrolling in the Medicare Prescription Drug Program will be a great savings for most senior citizens.

In addition, each barrel of oil we save through conservation further decreases our dangerous reliance on unstable Middle East oil.

We should not forget, no matter how we quantify it: 'Freedom is not free.' It is a painful lesson, but one from which we have learned in the past and one we should never forget.

Insurgents throughout Iraq continue to threaten our efforts and pose a danger to stability in the region. They fight not for their country, but rather against ours.