Nearly 5.6 million National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) policies were in effect nationwide last year, but the program will expire on September 30, 2011, unless an agreement can be reached to...
Two Opposing Approaches to America’s Energy
There are many things that make the United States the great nation it is. Three of these relate directly to the debate over American energy production. They include our bountiful natural...
Facing Up to Our Debt Crisis
Seriousness and Urgency in Reducing Spending Conveyed to President at White House MeetingLate last summer, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Adm. Mike Mullen, identified what he believes is...
Justice Has Been Done but Vigilance Must Remain
In an address to a Joint Session of Congress following the September 11, 2001, attacks on our nation, President George W. Bush emphatically announced, “Whether we bring them to justice or bring...
Mississippians will Persevere through Storms and Flooding
The recent storms that passed through much of the South claimed the lives of at least 32 in Mississippi and injured hundreds more. The tornadoes produced by these storms are unprecedented, and...
Meeting America’s Energy Needs
Earlier this month, I joined 28 other Senators to send a letter to the President urging his Administration to stop stifling American energy production. We wrote, “the policies being carried...
Recovering from the Oil Spill
One year ago this week, an explosion on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig led to a terrible disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. Tragically, eleven men lost their lives in the explosion and many others...
President’s Reversal on Guantanamo is Right Decision
An important story from our ongoing war on terror has received little attention. Last week, Attorney General Eric Holder announced the self-confessed mastermind of the September 11 attacks,...
How to Help Lower Gas Prices
With heightened unrest in the Middle East, the price at the pump continues to soar. Gas prices averaged $3.46 per gallon in Mississippi last week, according to AAA. That is approximately...
New Health Law is Still the Wrong Approach
President Obama’s health care law turned one year old last week. In the year since he signed this massive bill into law, we have learned a lot about what was buried in it. The American...