I Am Confident That In The End

The Need For This Clinic Is Clear To Me, To The Veterans Who Are Currently Forced To Travel Hours To Receive Care, And Even To The Veterans Administration That Itself Identified Creation Of A Clinic In This Part Of Our State As A Priority To Be Completed By 2006.

Since September 11th Congress Has Created The Department Of Homeland Security, More Than Doubled The Homeland Security Budget And Implemented A Bipartisan Overhaul Of Our Intelligence Systems.

Eliminating The Death Tax Is Particularly Important For The Many Small Business Owners And Family Farmers That Call Central Washington Home.

We Remain United With The British, And Our Allies Around The World, In Our Resolve To Defeat Terrorism And Bring Those Who Commit These Acts To Justice.

In Addition To Demanding Answers And Accountability From The Veterans Administration, Congress Had To Act To Ensure Veterans Do Not Suffer Because Of The Actions Of A Federal Agency.