From the Bush Administration to the 9-11 Commission, there is an urgent and universally recognized need to change the broken formula through which Homeland Security grant money currently is allocated to our first responders.

From the Bush Administration to the 9-11 Commission, there is an urgent and universally recognized need to change the broken formula through which Homeland Security grant money currently is allocated to our first responders.

Those whose lives were lost on September 11 will remain in our thoughts and prayers forever.

I think the Bush tax cuts should be made permanent.

And finally, let me just say it is a fact that not every city can dedicate resources to terrorism.

The issue for me is American competitiveness, and how do we best create a climate here that allows international capital to come to these shores to create jobs.

We know that the most fundamental responsibility of our Federal Government is to ensure the safety of its people and to protect and ensure our National security. And clearly port security has been left in limbo.