Every single American is feeling the pain of high energy prices. After the warmest winter on record, consumers' heating bills are still up an average 23 percent this year for natural gas and 24 percent for oil. Schools, hospitals, churches and small businesses across the country are struggling. It's clear that America's competitiveness, jobs and economic growth are at risk. The question is, will Congress at last take action on one of the most important issues facing our nation? |
It's time to give the [Department of Homeland Security] the necessary regulatory authority that will ensure the entire chemical sector -- a critical part of our national infrastructure -- is adequately protected. |
Our reserves are the world's largest, giving us, conservatively, an estimated 250-year supply. |
The public sector should set and enforce the homeland security standards that the private sector must meet. |
Tribute to our soldiers fight in Iraq, and more to the ones who aren't going to make it home. |