The successful establishment of a buffer zone around Fort Carson will provide an example for other bases around the country as we seek to protect the training mission of the U.S. military while preserving critical habitats on our ranges.

In some ways, with the security challenges this country has faced, we have had to put in rules and regulations for business to be able to sustain their growth and create jobs.

I think back a little bit when President Bush was elected President and what kind of economy he inherited from the Clinton administration. The economy was going down. It was not doing well.

Eradication of this unquenchable shrub [tamarisk] will save water, lower salinity levels and create a more congenial habitat for the Southwest Willow Flycatcher and a number of other riparian species.

In 1935, when the Social Security system was created, the Government did not need to prepare for the possibility of a depleted system.

At the time of a person's death, much of their savings, business assets or farm assets have already been subjected to federal, state and local tax.

I think America is on the right track.

One of the most disturbing aspects of the tax is that it can destroy a family business, or force the sale of a family ranch or farm.

Our men and women in our armed forces are the real heroes in this conflict.