let me say at the outset that I support the second amendment, which provides Americans with right to keep and bear arms. Many of my constituents have a great love for the land and a tradition of sportsmanship. I have long maintained that…

the people of Tennessee and the Nation suffered a great loss last week with the passing of Mrs. Irene Bailey Baker on April 2. Mrs. Baker, a native of Sevier County in east Tennessee, is perhaps best known as the wife of Rep. Howard Baker…

I have been a long-standing supporter of a constitutional amendment requiring a balanced budget. I think this is our best hope to put America on a path to eliminating our yearly deficits and the $4 trillion national debt. A balanced budget…