W. Todd Akin: “I think it was 140,000 direct jobs. These are not the barbers and the restaurateurs and stuff. This is just the hard…”

I knew that the party voters took a look at our hearts, understood who we were, had a chance to meet us in many, many different ways, and made the decision, and it makes me uncomfortable to think that the party bosses are going to dictate…

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

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.

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.