I Believe It's Time To Put Our

Madam Speaker, Before Being Elected To Congress, I Ran A Manufacturing Business That Did A Significant Percentage Of Our Sales Outside The United States.

The Patriot Act Brought Down The Wall Separating Intelligence Agencies From Law Enforcement And Other Entities Charged With Protecting The Nation From Terrorism.

Like My Colleagues, I Did About 10 To 15 Town Hall Meetings On This Issue; And What I Found Is People Came With A Sincere Interest To Learn, A Sincere Interest To Cut Through The Rhetoric And Understand How This Medicare Bill Impacts Them In Their Daily Lives.

Free Market Capitalism Has Done More For The Soul Of The Human Race Than Any Other System. And It's Created The Highest Standard Of Living.

I Believe It's Time To Put Our Best Ideas On The Table And Work Toward A Bipartisan Solution, With The Single Goal Of Leaving The Social Security System Stronger Than We Found It.