Space exploration is important research to our economic and national defense, and America's space program is a symbol of our success as a scientifically and technologically advanced nation.

I visited the Pentagon a few days after September 11, and I still remember so vividly the smell of terror surrounding the entire building and complex. I was angry that such a brutal act of violence was committed against innocent people.

As a member of the House Subcommittee on Space and Aeronautics, I am a firm believer in the American space program.

September 11 awoke us to the threat of terrorism. It was forever bookmarked in our history as the day when life as Americans knew it, changed forever.

In a democracy, the one thing that cannot be done is to destroy its trust, its hope, its idealism.

There is so much uncertainty out there, and the government in Washington doesn't seem to get it. What's needed is a new business environment.

There is an urgent need for the Central government to take the lead in ensuring health and nutrition service delivery.

You have citizens who don't understand how government works and they're kind of soured on it. All they do is criticize. They have no idea that they can make things happen.