“What we need is a new generation of leaders in Washington rededicated to the age-old ideas that made America great.”
- Rich Wager
Homeland Security
Six years after 9/11, New York remains shortchanged on homeland security dollars, despite the fact that we remain the top terrorist target in the world.
We should be doing everything possible to make our country more secure, and Governor Spitzer’s ill-conceived plan puts this country at greater risk of a terrorist attack.
Healthcare in America is too expensive and too complex. Last year, it consumed 16% of our nation’s gross domestic product, and that figure promises to keep rising as large portions of the American population approach retirement age.
I grew up on the banks of the Hudson River, so environmentalism is in my genes. I was taught at an early age to appreciate and respect the natural beauty surrounding us, simply because it was God’s gift to us.