As A Father And Grandfather, I Have

This Congress Has Promised All Manner Of Border Security And Port Security To The Tune Of Billions Of Dollars... Yet We Have - To Date - Funded Our Promises For Port Security At Only $900 Million. That's Quite A Distance Between What We Say And What We Actually Do.

Supporting The Troops Has Got To Mean More Than Bumper Stickers On Pickup Trucks, My Friends. We Need To Give Them What They Need.

To Honor Our National Promise To Our Veterans, We Must Continue To Improve Services For Our Men And Women In Uniform Today And Provide Long Overdue Benefits For The Veterans And Military Retirees Who Have Already Served.

Small Businesses Drive This Economy And It Is Unacceptable That The President's Budget Proposal Does Not Give Them The Tools They Need To Be Successful.

In Fact, In 2002, The Secretary Of Defense Authorized Such Support On A Reimbursable Basis To Organizations Formerly Components Of The Department Of Justice And Department Of The Treasury And Currently Components Of The Department Of Homeland Security.