Our ability to effectively engage China and the Arab world rests on shared economic and political interests and mutual understanding.

My goal is to ensure the Northern Border is safe, secure and allows for the free flow of travel and commerce.

Congress must take responsibility for a new positive direction - an innovative agenda that will lead to a more secure America. Secure communities, secure economies, and a secure quality of life.

And we need to maintain our foothold in the fight against terrorism and terrorist groups and respond to any degradation of Iraqi security or stability.

America needs to be secure at home and abroad.

Our ability to effectively engage China and the Arab world rests on shared economic and political interests and mutual understanding.

I can finally go home and tell the constituents, law enforcement, and leaders in Washington state that Congress is treating the meth problem with the same urgency and commitment that local communities have been treating it with for years.