Now is not the time to raise taxes on anybody
7/26/2012 -Washington, D.C. - The chairman of the Federal Reserve recently told Congress that reducing unemployment in the United States is “frustratingly slow.”  We already knew that. The national unemployment rate has ... (read more)

Budget cuts could weaken our national defense
7/17/2012 -Washington, D.C. - During a recent ceremony in Warren County to commemorate the bicentennial of the start of the War of 1812, I read a congressional proclamation that recognized the role ... (read more)

Celebrate Independence Day, but mind the heat
7/3/2012 -Washington, D.C. - Americans faced a state of emergency on July 4, 1776. Out of concern for the public good, representatives of the British colonies, assembled as the Continental Congress, adopted ... (read more)