Op-Eds
Friday, September 16, 2005
Ensuring America’s Strength and Security
I believe that my constituents in the Fifth Congressional District, as well as citizens all across the country, are united in believing that the highest duty of government is protecting the American people, securing our homeland, strengthening our national security, and defending the Constitution of the United States...
Thursday, September 08, 2005
Hurricane Katrina and September 11th Anniversary: Four Years Later We Are Still Not Prepared
As Americans, we all feel the pain of our fellow citizens in the Gulf Coast who have been devastated by Hurricane Katrina...
Friday, September 02, 2005
Southern Maryland Wins in BRAC Process
Southern Maryland stands to make substantive gains in this year’s round of base closings. The strong team effort between the Navy and the communities “outside the gate” at Indian Head, Pax River, and St. Inigoes, combined with the valuable work that the people at these installations perform, helped guarantee this success...
Thursday, September 01, 2005
Make tax laws fairer, simpler, The Examiner, Washington
Friday, August 12, 2005
Democrats Are Fighting To Preserve and Strengthen Social Security
This Sunday will mark the 70th Anniversary of one of America’s most successful and most popular programs: Social Security. Democrats created this program in 1935, recognizing that older Americans deserve integrity and independence in retirement, and that children and disabled Americans need security in the face of disastrous and tragic family events...
Friday, August 05, 2005
The 109th Congress: So Far, Not So Good
Over the past seven months the 109th Congress has been notable only for its failure to address the issues that are truly important to the American people...
Monday, August 01, 2005
Democrats Will Continue to Fight for Fiscal Responsibility
This week, the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) released a revised estimate for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2005 budget deficit – and it ought to concern all Americans...
Monday, July 04, 2005
Honoring Those who Fought for Independence
The celebrations planned for Independence Day this year are both numerous and heartfelt, and justly so. While this is a day of fireworks, of barbecues and picnics, of friends and families, it is also much more. It is an opportunity to reflect on our nation, our history, our progress, and our future. Americans can wish a happy birthday to our country, to the principles on which it is founded, to the spirit of freedom that vitalizes it. It is also an opportunity to remember that independence is rarely easy, that it is an honor as well as a privilege, and that sometimes, as happened at the birth of our nation, it is necessary that we fight for it.
Thursday, June 30, 2005
Investing in Programs that Work, Restoring the Oyster Population to Clean up the Bay
On May 24, the House of Representatives passed the Fiscal Year 2006 Energy and Water funding bill which included $1 million for the Oyster Recovery Project, which is coordinating the revival of oysters in the bay.
Friday, June 24, 2005
America Needs a Real Energy Strategy to Strengthen America’s National Security
Last week, the President visited Calvert County to tour Calvert Cliffs Nuclear Power Plant. As a strong supporter of Calvert Cliffs, and a proponent of nuclear power, I am pleased that the President was able to tour this facility. However, I am deeply disappointed that he has failed to lead our country toward energy independence by establishing a real, forward looking energy policy.
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