Child abuse continues to be a significant problem in the United Sates. It was estimated that 2001,903,000 children were the victims of child abuse or neglect. Child abuse is a crime perpetrated on the innocent and the defenseless.

Instead of begging OPEC to drop its oil prices, lets use American leadership and ingenuity to solve our own energy problems.

I will continue to forcefully support nonproliferation activities around the world.

As the Iraqi people better understand that Saddam Hussein and his regime are history, it is my hope that they will get behind the coalition effort to help them create a democratic government and rebuild their country.

Today's gasoline prices are taking a severe toll on Americans' pocketbooks. Consumers are anxious.

There are growing concerns that oil companies are making too much in profits at the expense of consumers.

There are going to be questions about what major oil companies are doing with all of the resources they're accumulating. They can't escape that.