W. Todd Akin: “the people back where I come from, they want fiscal responsibility, they want it now, and they don't want any excuses.”

On rollcall No. 471, I was delayed and unable to vote. Had I been present I would have voted ``yea.'' ____________________

If an aircraft costs more to fly but is flown less by more experienced pilots in the Air National Guard component, wouldn't it make fiscal sense to put those aircraft in the Air National Guard rather than the Active Air Force?

In just about a week or so, we're going to be sitting down at tables celebrating Thanksgiving and eating turkey and getting a little sleepy maybe afterwards. But as we think about Thanksgiving and we think about the holiday of Thanksgiving…

On rollcall Nos. 487, 488, 489, 490, 491, 492, 493, 494, 495, 496, 497 and 498 I was delayed and unable to vote. Had I been present I would have voted ``aye'' on rollcall No. 487, ``no'' on rollcall No. 488, ``no'' on rollcall No. 489…