I Am Committed To Protecting Our Country

As I Said A Moment Ago, There Is No Higher Priority In Our Budget, Or Certainly In The Budgets Of The Past Few Years, Than Providing For What Is Needed For The Protection And Security Of Our Country And Support Of Our Troops.

Mr. Speaker, We Have Reached A Point In History Where Some Have Forgotten That It Is The Family, Not The Government, That Is The Fundamental Building Block Of Our Society.

I Was Most Impressed With The Professionalism Of Our Soldiers Stationed There, And I Am Now More Confident Than Ever That That The Operations At Guantanamo Are Being Conducted In A Humane And Necessary Manner.

Yesterday I, Along With A Bipartisan Congressional Delegation Of Lawmakers, Inspected The Detention Facilities At Guantanamo Used To House Individuals Detained In The War On Terrorism.

In Fact, Entitlement Spending On Programs Such As Medicare, Medicaid, And Social Security Make Up 54% Of Federal Spending, And Spending Is Projected To Double Within The Next Decade. Medicare Is Growing By 9% Annually, And Medicaid By 8% Annually.