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Opinion Editorial

January 8, 2014
Opinion Editorial

After months of wrangling, Congress is moving toward a resolution on the contentious farm bill that sets a broad range of agriculture policies.

Issues:Agriculture

December 18, 2013
Opinion Editorial

Each day I receive letters and emails from constituents who are being hurt by the President's health care law — and it's no wonder.

Issues:Health Care

December 6, 2013
Opinion Editorial
"If you like your health plan, you can keep it" has been President Obama's promise to the American people for the last four years. But recently he attempted to apologize to those who are losing health insurance because of the law. While I'm glad the president is starting to see the truth, the American people need more than just apologies.
Issues:Health Care

December 3, 2013
Opinion Editorial

By Andy Barrand

HILLSDALE — Only five months after making the move from Arkansas, Hartzell Veneer Products in Hillsdale is up and running in full production mode.


December 2, 2013
Opinion Editorial

President Obama has frequently promised that if you like your health-care plan, you can keep it. But ask the more than 3.5 million Americans who have lost their health insurance in the last six weeks alone just how true that pledge is.


November 18, 2013
Opinion Editorial
From transportation to job creation, an abundant supply of energy is critical to the health of our economy, especially in Monroe County where DTE Energy and CMS Energy employ more than 600 people combined. But uncertainty about high energy costs is making it harder for Michigan's businesses to grow and for families to live within their budget.
Issues:Energy & Gas Prices

November 11, 2013
Opinion Editorial

During a recent visit to Walter Reed National Medical Center, I met 24-year-old Sgt. Christopher Hemwall from Monroe as he underwent rehabilitation. In March 2011, he was shot three times in an ambush while serving in Afghanistan's Kandahar Province.

Eventually, Sgt. Hemwall's right leg had to be amputated below the knee after an experimental treatment failed.

Issues:Veterans

November 1, 2013
Opinion Editorial

The recently released Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) September employment report certainly wasn't worth the wait. Delayed because of the government shutdown, September's jobs report disappointed as our economy added just 148,000 jobs, fewer than the previous month's and slower than the average pace of growth within the last year.


October 15, 2013
Opinion Editorial

The federal government has now been shut down nearly two weeks and each day we get closer to reaching our debt limit. You're frustrated, and so am I. As your representative I believe one of the chief responsibilities of my job is to advance ideas that make our country stronger, while recognizing there are many different opinions on the issues before us.