I Am A Recovering Alcoholic.

As The Bill Requires, Any Terror Alert System Must Give People And Organizations Some Indication About What Steps They Must Take To Improve Their Own Security And Assist In The Nation's Security.

In The Last 5 Years, American Employers Have Lost Over $150 Billion Of Productivity To Depression Alone. That Is More Than The Gdp Of 28 Different States During The Same Period.

Facts Are, Insurance Ratings Are Really Dependent On The Notion That Some People Are Higher Risk Than Others.

Americans Have Been Given Goals To Achieve In Iraq, But Not The Standards By Which To Measure Progress. And The Only Assurance Americans Have Been Given That We Can Reach Those Goals Is To Trust The President And His Administration At Their Word.

I Believe That Successfully Addressing Our National Security Needs While Protecting Our Basic Freedoms And Civil Liberties Requires Continual Congressional Oversight, And I Will Continue To Work To Assert The Role Of This Body In Carrying Out This Grave Responsibility.