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

Hurricane Katrina exposed the harsh reality that we have been skating on thin ice when it comes to this country's energy concentrations on the Gulf Coast.

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

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

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.

I expect an energy bill to increase and diversify supply and stabilize energy prices - not drive up energy costs in one part of the country to subsidize energy in another region.

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