111th Congress

"Today we learned that the unemployment rate in this country has risen to 10.2%, the highest it has been in more than 25 years. Instead of focusing on policies that would encourage job growth and investment in our economy, the Obama Administration and Democratic leadership continue to push their job killing agenda of reckless spending, the cap and trade energy."

"My thoughts and prayers are with the victims of this horrible shooting. While it appears the suspect may have acted alone, we still need a full investigation into Mr. Hasan’s outside contacts and communications both in the United States and overseas to determine what led to this tragic event.”