W. Todd Akin: “The men and women who volunteer to serve our Nation put themselves at great risk, and we owe them a great debt of…”

I want to thank the VSO's both for expressing their support of my legislation and for their efforts on behalf of our Nation's veterans and their families.

This bill doesn't cost any money. The people who want the I.D. card simply pay for it.

It makes little sense to be shrinking our Navy just months after the announcement of a strategy that would shift emphasis to Asia.

The 2010 Quadrennial Defense Review concluded that the effective use of the Guard and Reserves will lower overall personnel and operating costs.