While the high price of gasoline is the major issue on the minds of most Americans, another prevalent topic of discussion is healthcare. Americans have traditionally enjoyed the best, most accessible, patient-centered health care in the world and I am fi Read more

America's discussion of energy policy is dominated by sky-high gas prices, and rightly so. But in this discussion the national security implications of high energy costs often go unmentioned. Exploding gas prices not only take an ever-larger bite ou Read more

"Our obligations to our country never cease but with our lives," founding father John Adams wrote in 1808. This past Memorial Day we paused to remember those who truly took the words of President Adams to heart. For Adams' exhortation to his fellow Read more

Over the past 15 months gas prices in North Carolina have steadily risen, and as I write this the price of gas has risen above $3.50. That's up more than $1.30 since early 2007. Many hard-working North Carolinians with bills to pay are cutting back Read more

If you are a North Carolina taxpayer you probably just filed your taxes or will submit your return to the IRS any day now. What you might not know is that for most North Carolinians, federal taxes will skyrocket over the next five years if nothing is done Read more

Democrat and Republican leadership introduced a bill at the end of February to help stabilize and reform the Medicare system. This important development came as no surprise. The legislation was, after all, the result of what's known as the "Medicare T Read more

Our historically strong economy showed signs of slowing at the end of 2007 and in January employers trimmed payrolls for the first time in 52 months. The specter of a bump in the economic road has Congress buzzing—and rightly so—about an economic stimulus Read more

As 2007 came to a close, Congress pushed through a massive backlog of legislation that had accumulated over the course of the legislative year. In the waning hours before Congress adjourned for Christmas, legislation ranging from a tax relief package to a Read more

With Thanksgiving just past and Christmas coming soon, this holiday season is a time to think back over the past year and reflect on the many blessings for which we are grateful. As I reflect on the things worth giving thanks for this year, there are seve Read more

Every once in a while a new piece of technology comes along that holds the potential to improve my ability to connect with the many people who live in North Carolina’s Fifth Congressional District. Recent improvements have bolstered our ability to send ou Read more