What has been most meaningful to me about the past seven years is that I have been able to make a significant difference on the issues that matter for Ohio and our nation—issues that are critical to improving the quality of life for our children and grandchildren.  

The next five years hold enormous potential for dealing with these challenges, building on our past wins, and adding new ones.  Skyrocketing health care costs, the lack of an energy policy, continued lawsuit abuse, and a lack of enforcement of our trade laws have put our nation, particularly Ohio, at a disadvantage in the global marketplace.  Change in all of these areas is essential to protecting and creating jobs in our state. 

Thank you for the privilege of serving our great state and our great nation.  I am excited about all we are going to get done in the next five years and will continue to ask for your feedback as we chart the course.  Together we can do it!