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December 14, 2010
What have been the big ticket tax increase items from 2009 to present? How much debt is currently held by the public? Find out in the 2010 Taxpayer Report.
Download the report now.
Read more about my work on the economy here.
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December 09, 2010
A report was issued yesterday by the Director of National Intelligence (DNI) revealing that one in four enemy combatants detained in Guantanamo Bay that have been released have resumed terrorist activity. This number is likely to rise as this report only factored in those actions of former detainees that had been released for two-and-a-half years or more.
Despite this reality, the Administration has moved forward with its plans to close the detention center at Guantanamo Bay. Today’s DNI report demonstrates what my concerns have been all along: closing Guantanamo Bay puts politics ahead of safety. I have fought and will continue to fight the transfer and release of Gitmo detainees to the United States. Read more about my work on this issue here.
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December 07, 2010
I wanted to make sure you saw this must-read article in today’s Wall Street Journal on why cybersecurity should be one of our prime strategic objectives:
How to Fight and Win the Cyberwar
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December 07, 2010
It was nearly 7:55 a.m. at the Naval Command Center on Ford Island when Commander Logan Ramsey rushed to the telegraph operators. “Send this message to all radiomen on duty at every ship on every base,” he commanded. The message rang out loudly:
“AIR RAID ON PEARL HARBOR. THIS IS NOT A DRILL.” Today marks the 69th Anniversary of the attacks on Pearl Harbor, a day of infamy in our nation’s history. One of the most brutal attacks on our country is remembered more and more often through history books, photos, commentary, and film, especially as the generation of Americans who experienced the day first hand fades away. As time passes and we look back on historical moments such as this one, let us remember to make them more than just a day marked on the calendar. Let us take the time to read and remember the accounts from that day. The Library of Congress American Memory webpage has a host of documents, photos, and narratives available on Pearl Harbor. I encourage you to read through them as we remember this day in our nation’s history.
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December 01, 2010
A report by Gallup has said Americans are most likely to choose deficit and debt reduction as the best approach for dealing with the economy over other alternatives like raising taxes and increasing stimulus spending.
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December 01, 2010
“I did not get on the bus to get arrested; I got on the bus to go home.” - Rosa Parks
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November 24, 2010
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has placed the DREAM Act, S.3827, on the legislative calendar and is seeking a vote on the legislation during the remaining days of the lame duck session. Not only will this bill put over 2.1 million illegal aliens on the path to citizenship, but it will also allow these same aliens to have in-state tuition benefit at our publicly funded state universities and will grant them access to federal student loans and work study programs. I am opposed to the DREAM Act. At a time when many American families are making tough choices over whether or not they can afford the cost of higher education for their sons or daughters, we should not be using tax payer dollars to subsidize illegal immigrants in our schools. Here are “Five Things” you also need to know about the DREAM Act:
For these reasons, I will continue to oppose this legislation and will stand up and fight any form of amnesty for illegal aliens. What are your thoughts on the DREAM Act?
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November 22, 2010
This week CQ Weekly featured an article highlighting Beijing’s growing military brawn and apparent plans to apply it in the Pacific region. China’s military budget has tripled in the past decade, growing much faster than the country’s red hot gross domestic product.
There are a lot of questions that this growth raises: What does this mean for China’s growing military ambitions? How should this affect the size and structure of U.S. forces in the Western Pacific? How should this affect defense spending more broadly?
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November 18, 2010
This week, the first Guantanamo Bay detainee to be tried in federal civilian court was found guilty on a single conspiracy charge but cleared on 284 other counts, including multiple murder and attempted-murder charges. The failure of the civilian court to convict him on the most serious terrorism charges is proof that the Administration is wrong when they say foreign terrorists can be adequately tried in civilian courts.
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November 17, 2010
I want to make sure that you have the chance to listen to my interview from earlier this morning on the Jimmy Barrett Morning Show on WRVA in Richmond. During the interview, I discussed a variety of issues, including Fort Lee and the lame duck Congress.
You can listen by clicking here.
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