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  • Human Events: Giving Thanks for Liberty and Freedom
    Nov 25, 2010  - Nearly four decades ago, a group of settlers seeking religious freedoms, known as the Pilgrims, marked their thankfulness to God for countless blessings with a Thanksgiving celebration. The Pilgrims came to this land by believing in the establishment of a new colony so their children could grow up w... More
  • The Hill: Caucus to listen to Tea Party, not lead it
    Jul 22, 2010  - Congress has strayed from the fundamental principles of the Constitution and Americans have noticed. Your federal government is recklessly overspending and vastly expanding its reach and powers the likes this country has never seen. More than a year ago, Tea Party groups started springing up all ove... More
  • Washington Examiner Oped: First, stop the spill, then be ready before the next time
    Jun 11, 2010  - Since the explosion of BP’s Deepwater Horizon drilling platform, which tragically cost the lives of 11 workers on board, various entities have scrambled to stop the flow of oil into the Gulf of Mexico, which is threatening the regional ecosystem and economy. Right now, our focus must be to do every... More
  • Human Events: America Needs to Stand with Israel Now
    Jun 4, 2010  - (Published in Human Events) Israel has come under attack yet again from leaders around the world who are calling the actions taken earlier this week by Israel’s military "criminal" and "inhuman." When Israeli soldiers, enforcing a blockade put into place to stop arms and money from being smuggled... More
  • Stillwater Gazette: Job losses reflect missed opportunities
    May 27, 2010  - Three weeks ago, I crossed the 6th Congressional District of Minnesota to talk with business owners about the struggles facing their business and to see how Washington was helping or hurting their line of work. Almost every single one of them cited "uncertainty" as their greatest concern. Many of th... More
  • Bachmann Op-ed in The Hill Newspaper: Choice is the Key to Building Stable Foster Care System
    May 12, 2010  - This past Mother's Day my family and I had the privilege of welcoming a reporter and camera into our home from the local CBS affiliate in Minnesota. They were doing a piece commemorating the special day, and as a mom to five biological children and 23 foster children, I suppose I offered them a uniq... More
  • Op-ed - The Hill Newspaper: Return GOP, repeal and replace law
    Apr 28, 2010  - The trillion-dollar healthcare overhaul passed last month was a step in the wrong direction for this country, plain and simple. It is absolutely imperative we repeal this monstrosity of a bill in favor of legislation that expands free market principles, enhances consumer-based decisions and, most im... More
  • St. Cloud Times - Your Turn: Bill goes back on vow, twists IRS purpose
    Apr 4, 2010  - President Obama claims that his heath care reform package recently signed into law will expand accessibility to health care. What he hasn’t been so keen on mentioning is the expanded role of the Internal Revenue Service in the oversight and compliance of his new legislation. The IRS will gain ... More
  • Politico: Obamacare threatens America's future
    Mar 19, 2010  - Liberals have long dreamed of putting the government in charge of America’s health insurance industry. Each time they tried, the American people have stood up and rejected a government takeover of health care. This is different. The stakes are higher and government-run health care advocates are ... More
  • Star Tribune Op-ed: Reform efforts are making us sick
    Mar 17, 2010  - The blatant disregard for public opinion and the arrogance of this Congress and White House are threatening the integrity of our country with parliamentary tricks and backroom deals under misleading claims of bipartisanship.   We were all told "if you like your plan, you can keep it," but accordin... More