The Richmond Register today reported on the efforts I have led to accelerate the destruction of the dangerous weapons housed at Blue Grass Army Depot.

U.S. Rep Ben Chandler (D-KY-5) has worked hard in the House to support my efforts and I deeply appreciate his help.  This is an issue Ben and I have talked about and we are in total agreement on the need to get rid of these awful weapons as quickly and safely as possible.

Read the entire article here, and watch a video and read my blog post about my work with Kentucky Hero Craig Williams on getting these terrible materials out of the Commonwealth once and for all.

The Associated Press today reported on the Senate's defeat of the DREAM legislation which would have granted illegal immigrants a "special path" to immigration.  As I have said many times before, legal immigrants are among our finest citizens and contribute an enormous amount to our nation.  Granting illegal immigrants a "pass" would be unfair and disrespectful to those who play by the rules and would send the wrong message. 

Below I have included an excerpt from the article.


Read the entire article here.

Liberals in the Senate have brought up the DREAM Act, which would grant illegal immigrants who graduate from high school a "special path" to citizenship.  This is wrong-headed and ill-timed.

It's wrong-headed because until now the Senate has been steadfast in its position: legal immigrants have made countless positive contributions to our country for generations.  And granting illegal immigrants a "pass" on the process so many hardworking and law-abiding Americans have so diligently followed would be more than just a mistake; it would be an insult to legal immigrants.

Just as bad is the timing of this bill.  We're already four weeks into the fiscal year, and there are at least three other items we need to address before we even start talking about DREAM:

1. We haven't yet sent even one funding bill to the White House.  We must authorize money for our men and women serving abroad, provide the intelligence community with resources they need to fight Al-Queda and other terrorist groups, and submit common-sense spending bills.
   
   
2. The moratorium on Internet access taxes is just seven days from expiring.  If we don't pass something, states will jump on it and put new taxes on everyone who uses the web.  This would be a terrible defeat for taxpayers.  I've been working to pass a permanent moratorium on these taxes and you can join me by signing my online petition here.
   
   
3. The Alternative Minimum Tax, a confusing and outdated law, needs to be overhauled before some 50 million taxpayers fall victim to it next year.  The Treasury Secretary has already said we need to act in early November to stop this from happening.  That's just next month, and we need to work on it now.

The Congress has a chance to move our country forward on a road of responsible fiscal policy.  Passing DREAM now would be a wrong turn for all Americans.