PAUL GILLMOR

Enrolling in the Medicare Prescription Drug Program will be a great savings for most senior citizens.

The American economy has always been driven by the entrepreneurial nature of its citizens, and blocking access to affordable health care will only suffocate growth within the small business sector of our economy.

The Declaration of Independence is a sacred part of American history.

In this life and death case, I felt Mrs. Schiavo should receive the fullest due process from our legal system.

We are putting more and more power into a system which is less and less able to carry it reliably.

It does seem fair to give them the option of a better return.

The fact is, almost every year since the founding of these United States, our government has lived beyond its means.

Spending on programs such as national defense and funding the operating budgets of all federal agencies represent only 39 percent of our yearly budget, an all-time low.

In the wake of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, our nation has been put under considerable fiscal pressure.

I represent the views and the values of the people of the district.

In addition, each barrel of oil we save through conservation further decreases our dangerous reliance on unstable Middle East oil.

The lack of health care coverage has remained very important to me during my time in Congress and as a member of the House Subcommittee on Health, I am working hard with my colleagues to correct these inequalities.

We haven't had a good energy policy in this country for decades and we're trying to get one.

While not widely reported, our victories in Iraq are plentiful. National elections, a democratic parliament and the drafting of a constitution are just some of the victories throughout this embattled country.

In order to effectively protect our loved ones, we must provide the American public with unfettered access to know who these dangerous criminals are and where they are living.

I believe it is incumbent upon Congress to act aggressively to ameliorate fear and help our country take the essential steps that will make our communities and lives safer.

Following the devastation of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, $3 per gallon gasoline became common and our nation has come under considerable strain.

Among the many important provisions in the energy bill are the creation of an estimated half million new jobs, increased oil production, blackout protection, controlling fertilizer costs by stabilizing natural gas prices and enacting new efficiency benchmarks.

The Declaration is a magnificent document.

We must have a relentless commitment to producing a meaningful, comprehensive energy package aimed at conservation, alleviating the burden of energy prices on consumers, decreasing our country's dependency on foreign oil, and increasing electricity grid reliability.

Insurgents throughout Iraq continue to threaten our efforts and pose a danger to stability in the region. They fight not for their country, but rather against ours.

America's health care system provides some of the finest doctors and more access to vital medications than any country in the world. And yet, our system has been faltering for many years with the increased cost of health care.

The beliefs expressed in the Declaration of Independence remain a standard for our nation today. They also remain a standard for those nations across the globe striving to achieve democracy.

While there are many influences on gas prices in America, I believe the passage of a national energy bill will help relieve this burden on our country.

We should not forget, no matter how we quantify it: 'Freedom is not free.' It is a painful lesson, but one from which we have learned in the past and one we should never forget.