I am the optimist. I tend to look a little further out, so right now with planting season upon us, I am more focused getting crops planted in a timely matter, but long term, NAFTA is a big deal. So, when I see emails pop in... they rank right up there with what is going on with North Korea.

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The American patriots of today continue the tradition of the long line of patriots before them, by helping to promote liberty and freedom around the world.

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I am proud to be an American, and proud that such beliefs are at the core of our country and its citizens.

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Let us also reflect on the honorable service of our men and women of the U.S. Armed Forces currently serving our country overseas in Iraq and Afghanistan, and around the world.

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In just three years, Iraq has achieved immense progress. It has had three successful elections in which 80% of their citizens voted, even while being threatened with death.

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Mexico takes a hard line on immigration, demanding that visitors to her shores enter lawfully, and show her respect during their stay.

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The American people want economic prosperity, high-quality goods and low prices, all of which I support.

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The U.S. Forces are winning in Iraq. It is to be hoped that they will win at home also.

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The voters in my district, and around the country, have demanded that Congress get a hold on the influx of illegal immigrants and tighten the security around our borders.

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While tributes to Americans who had lost their lives in battle had been held in a number of towns across the nation, one of the more well-known stories about the beginnings of Memorial Day is the story about General John Logan.

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It is simply a fact that the birth rate of our illegal immigrants exceeds that of our legal residents.

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Our values and way of life will prevail - terrorism will not.

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In today's world, new infections and diseases can spread across the country and even across the world in a matter of days, or even hours, making early detection critical.

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In fact, things are moving along rather well in Iraq. Nothing is perfect, of course, and freedom is messy work. The cooperation of the three major interests in Iraq has been remarkable.

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If we are to believe that our immigration laws simply have no value, as our current policies would have us believe, should we then simply throw them all out, the entire lot of immigration law? I hope not.

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If the Founding Fathers and other patriots who fought during the Revolutionary War could see the United States today, I believe they would be proud of the path that the thirteen colonies, now fifty strong states, have taken since then.

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Despite claims by some to the contrary, we have heard numerous times in hearings and briefings by experts that existing technologies do not fully or effectively detect nuclear material.

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The UN Commission on Human Rights, whose membership in recent years has included countries - such as Libya and Sudan - which have deplorable human rights records, and the recent Oil-for-Food scandal, are just a few examples of why reform is so imperative.

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It is positively huge to have these market accesses for us, it would be very detrimental to the profitability of corn to lose these markets.

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We are not sure who has his ear, we are trying very diligently to make sure he understands the agriculture portion of NAFTA is really quite good.

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Our soldiers have nobly fought to protect freedom since our country's birth, and have fought to protect those that could not protect themselves, even in foreign lands when called upon.

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