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  • Tools of the Trade – What Washington Needs to do to Lead Well
    Nov 14, 2014  - My dad loved his toolbox. And maybe just as much as he loved his toolbox, he enjoyed getting new tools. One thing I realized as a young boy, however, is that no matter how many new tools he got, he always went back to his old faithfuls. They were the tools he knew would come through. They were the o... More
  • What will history say?
    Oct 17, 2014  - For decades, we’ve been prepared. We’ve led. We’ve made innovative breakthroughs. We’ve made significant advances in trade, diplomacy, global trust, and modernization. We’ve protected the American way of life. But what will history say about our ability to take on the challenges of today? The Nation... More
  • My thoughts on government dysfunction
    Oct 10, 2014  - According to a Gallup survey released last year, Americans were more likely to name “dysfunctional government” as the most important problem facing the nation – more than the economy, unemployment, the deficit, and healthcare. And who can blame them? It’s government dysfunction that brought us to se... More
  • Your First Job and American Employment
    Jul 25, 2014  - Remember with me back to the first day of your very first job. Perhaps you remember the excited and nervous pit that sat heavy in your stomach as you put on your most confident smile and walked inside. Or maybe you remember taking care to iron your uniform to neat perfection. Or maybe you remember r... More
  • A personal story
    Jul 8, 2014  - One of the most frequently asked questions I hear from people today is, “Are you optimistic or pessimistic about the future of America?” I normally answer that I choose to be optimistic, and here is the reason why. Four and a half years ago, my father-in-law (called Spur by his family and friends) w... More
  • History Is Our Guide
    Jun 27, 2014  - You can’t know where you’re going until you know where you’ve been. We find ourselves at a critical moment as a nation. Uncertainty and political tension hover, not over “surface level” issues, but over core tenets of who we are as a nation: the empowerment of individual citizens, respect for the ru... More
  • Bergdahl-Taliban Trade Sets Bad Precedent
    Jun 6, 2014  - Sergeant Bergdahl is going home. But so are the Taliban. The Obama Administration's decision to trade five detainees from the Guantanamo Bay detention center in exchange for POW Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl has sparked concern and outrage across the country. It's not hard to see why. The Administration's acti... More
  • Virginia Delegation Calls For Statewide Task Force to Address Growing Heroin Epidemic
    Jun 5, 2014  - In a joint letter sent today, 12 members of the Virginia Congressional Delegation called on Governor Terry McAuliffe to establish a statewide task force to address the growing heroin epidemic in Virginia. The bipartisan group of legislators, including U.S. Senators Mark Warner and Tim Kaine, Congres... More
  • The Wagon Wheel Illusion
    May 30, 2014  - An optical illusion exists called the Wagon Wheel effect. When the wagon wheel effect is taking place, a spoked wheel appears to rotate in a different direction than its true rotation. As you stare at a wagon wheel illusion, the wheel may appear to rotate one direction and then suddenly shift in ano... More
  • Forbes Joins Goodlatte, Conyers, Sensenbrenner, Scott, and Nadler Applauding House Passage of the USA Freedom Act
    May 22, 2014  - The House of Representatives today approved by a vote of 302-121 the USA Freedom Act (H.R. 3361), a bipartisan bill authored by Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations Subcommittee Chairman Jim Sensenbrenner (R-Wisc.) that ends bulk collection of data by the government and reforms ou... More