The character of this country is defined by how we care for and honor our veterans. Our service members offer a great sacrifice to our nation; some come home with wounds – either visible or invisible. Addressing the needs of our injured veterans is vitally important. That is why it is our responsibility in Congress to ensure the Department of Veterans’ Affairs (VA) has the resources necessary to treat the needs of our nation’s heroes. Today, the House is expected to pass a new VA funding measure... Read more

As you probably know, the Obama Administration filed a legal challenge against the new Arizona immigration law. The Administration has been claiming for weeks that the law is unjust because it will lead to “racial profiling”. However, now that the Administration has filed suit – their argument against this law has taken a turn. The Obama Justice Department is not making an argument about profiling (according to the New York Times, the word “profiling” only appears once, in passing). Instead, the... Read more

In his own words, President Obama pledged that under his health care plan “no federal dollars will be used to fund abortions, and federal conscience laws will remain in place.” This was all part of an 11th hour deal to round up enough votes to get the bill passed. The last-minute deal was a promise that after the health care bill passed, Obama would sign an Executive Order affirming that it would not result in any government funding for abortions. A couple days later, the President went behind c... Read more

All over the world, countries face growing uncertainty as their economic situations have deteriorated. Reasons for this uncertainty vary, but a common factor in many of the countries situation is unsustainable debt levels and high unemployment. Our economy faces these challenges as well, as last week’s U.S. Department of Labor unemployment figures underscored. These numbers showed a slight dip in the unemployment rate, largely because over 652,000 Americans have given up even looking for a job. ... Read more

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness. — That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, — That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Governme... Read more

Imagine your family doesn’t set a budget this year. You have no idea how much you are going to spend, so you really don’t know whether you and your family are going to have enough money to cover all your expenses. Well, you decide that doesn’t matter because you are going to just put it on a credit card and take on more debt. How much debt? There’s really no telling because you are just going to spend as you go along with no set plan. Obviously, this is not a sound financial strategy. However, t... Read more

As you know, I have spent a lot of time and attention on health care reform in our nation. Now that the bill has been signed into law, the implementation of the Democrats’ health care legislation is underway. The picture of what this will actually do and how it will affect us individually is becoming more clear. At the risk of sounding repetitive, more and more of what I see and hear from reports is distressing. Remember President Obama’s fundamental promise when talking about health care reform... Read more

The Administration has been working hard to tout the jobs numbers released for May. On the surface, it sounds pretty good – 431,000 jobs added in our nation. The problem is, 411,000 of these positions were temporary positions with the once-a-decade U.S. census, and as described this week in an article in the Politico, “not the kind of employment that can drive a sustained economic recovery.” That means only 20,000 private-sector jobs were added, and the number of people who have been out of work... Read more

As I continue to fight for true health care reform and protect the doctor-patient relationship, I am troubled at President Obama's recent decision to nominate Donald Berwick - a self-professed “lover” of the British health care system to head up the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. The President insists he doesn't intend to turn the American health care system into something that resembles the government-run British system, but I am deeply concerned that this action doesn’t match his ... Read more

On Monday, our nation will pause in remembrance of those who have sacrificed their lives in defense of our free Republic. Following a tradition that began in 1868, Memorial Day is an important day in our history where we commemorate the U.S. men and women who died while in the military service. Fond mourners and friends will set flowers and flags on graves of the fallen. Flags will fly at half staff from sunrise until noon, and then be raised high. A bugle will sound Taps, and those gathered wil... Read more