The training and equipping of Iraqi security forces should be accelerated.

The U.S. must renounce any U.S. interest in constructing permanent U.S. military bases in Iraq.

Similarly, establishing a firm timeline for bringing our troops home could accelerate the development of Iraqi security forces and deepen their commitment to defending their own country and their own government.

The U.S. cannot impose freedom, security, and unity in Iraq by force.

Essentially, when we run a deficit, we are borrowing money to buy things that are made overseas.

In recent years, breweries and brew pubs have flourished across the Nation. And, as the Representative from Oregon's fourth district, I have enjoyed seeing the diversity that craft brewery has fueled across the Nation.

But they are not going to take on Big Oil because Big Oil is very generous at campaign time, and this is all about the elections. They want to pretend that they are doing something meaningful.