Our law enforcement must be given every tool available to protect children from predators and parents need to know who is living in their community.

I have been to Iraq on a number of occasions. I was with the first group that went in.

Our law enforcement must be given every tool available to protect children from predators and parents need to know who is living in their community.

North Carolina, particularly the 8th District, has long played a key role in our Nation's military forces.

If people around the world knew how well people at Guantanamo Bay are treating prisoners, they would not fall prey to the accusations that some in our Chamber are making. They are all receiving judicial review.

Those who served, and those who continue to serve in the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, and Coast Guard took an oath to uphold and protect the Constitution against all enemies foreign and domestic, and we can never forget the importance of their commitment to our Nation.

What our men and women in uniform are doing is providing for the Iraqi people and other surrounding nations the opportunity to see, to taste and to experience the democracy that equals freedom and ultimately justice.