I take very seriously my constitutional responsibilities as well as my oath to office.

I do believe it is going to hollow out our forces and our military and it is going to cost more time, blood and treasure to reconstitute it.

I don't want to balance our financial woes on the backs of our men and women in uniform.

I want to make sure that those of us who worked on the committee, especially those in Florida, recognize that there is a balance between the environmental damage and the economic damage.

The RESTORE Act allows us to do this through Clean Water Act fines and not taxpayer money.

The RESTORE Act is a unique opportunity for healing.

I am proud to say Mississippi has played a significant role in the exploration and production of oil and gas in America.

the future of the U.S. Mars exploration program is quite unclear.

the status of that initiative now appears to be in question.

I can't begin to make sense of the rationale for such a delay.

such action by OMB is a serious cause for concern.