Thank each and every one of you for your comments, and I look forward to working closely with you.

I truly hope to be able to provide the support and advocacy that the many North Carolina men and women in our Armed Forces deserve.

The people of North Carolina are very pleased about the results of the Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Commission.

It was certainly educational for me to be there, but to see the terrain that our military is working on.

I understand that we are slow in getting the civilian numbers up and going, and obviously, it has to be secure in order to do that.

I think we have to take advantage of that.

How do you plan on interacting with China to accomplish mutual objectives given the communication constraints?

These issues have to be addressed now.

Beyond housing, there is nothing more important than education in the minds of the family support groups at home.

In our meeting with President Karzai last week, he emphasized the importance of defining the mission in Afghanistan and to work with Pakistan on the other side of the border.

The financial crisis in the commercial mortgage backed securities market has negatively impacted the traditional firms that have credit enhancement capabilities.