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Mike narrates a 10 minute video of his most recent trip to Iraq and Afghanistan. The congressional delegation included Reps. Neil Abercrombie (D-Hawaii), Joe Wilson (R-SC), Rick Larsen (D-WA), John Kline (R-MN), and Madeline Bordallo (D-Guam).
On September 8, 2007, Corporal Arlie Jones, Corporal John (Scott) Gardner and Corporal Abel Marquez, all of the Odessa Police Department, answered their final call of duty: a 9-1-1 domestic disturbance call. These three officers were shot and killed in the line of duty, and will forever be remembered by everyone whose lives they touched. [...]
After two weeks of denials, the New York Times has owned up to offering MoveOn.org a 60% discount off the full page ad calling U.S. Commander General Petraeus, “General Betray US.” The New York Times also has admitted it might have violated its advertising policy, a policy that bars “attacks of a personal nature.” In [...]
Mike discusses last week’s Iraq hearing with General Petraeus.
Watch Mike on the floor as he introduces the AMERICA Act on Constitution Day. “We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do [...]
On this day 220 years ago, the 55 delegates to the Continental Congress convened in Philadelphia to hold their final meeting and sign a document that would change the course of history. The Founding Fathers of this great nation wanted to protect the rights and freedoms of states and individuals by dividing power between individuals, [...]
Today marks the Sixth Anniversary of the September 11th terrorist attacks. On that fateful Tuesday morning, America awoke to scenes of unimaginable horror and the reality of an uncertain future in a forever changed world. We, as a country, lost our innocence and realized the ruthless brutality of those who wish to eradicate our freedoms [...]
Click here to read General Petraeus’ latest letter to the troops.
Today, General David Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan Crocker gave a six-hour plus report in a joint hearing to the House Armed Services Committee and the House Foreign Affairs Committee. This long-awaited hearing delivered a progress report on the success of the troop surge and gave an overall assessment of the situation in Iraq. General Petraeus [...]
Mike discusses his work over the August recess and the briefings and reports on Iraq.
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