W. Todd Akin: “The point of the matter is if you don't have national security, you don't have any other kind of security.”

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.

I am a huge state's right guy, but the military is a federal thing and that is why I think it should be there.

The men and women who volunteer to serve our Nation put themselves at great risk, and we owe them a great debt of gratitude and honor.