James M. Talent: “Our troops deserve uniform, national protection against abusive financial practices that target them.”

It is unacceptable that now nearly 10 years after September 11, we do not have a comprehensive National strategy to counter the threat that WMD poses to our country.

I think if we don't do that, then the other things that you are working on legislatively--as important as they are, are likely to fail in execution.

I am concerned that this is real and that they are, the latest developments are reflective of what is actually happening and that they may be well ahead of us.

I will devote my time to a substantive and very important subject-- the appropriate level of funding for America's military. It is an issue that I have worked on and fought for since I went to the House of Representatives in 1993. I am…