U.S. Can’t Delay Fielding Missile Defense Systems

Trent Franks's House Member Office (R-AZ-02) posted a Op-Ed on May 16, 2008 | 1:00 am - Permalink - Comments (View)
What is it that causes Members of Congress to so often forget that the most critical imperative of the federal government is to provide for the common defense?

Splitting a constitutional nucleus By Reps. Peter Hoekstra and Ileana Ros-Lehtinen

The House Foreign Affairs Committee (R) posted a Op-Ed on May 1, 2008 | 1:00 am - Permalink - Comments (View)

Importance of House HIV/AIDS legislation transcends political differences By Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 4/29/2008

The House Foreign Affairs Committee (R) posted a Op-Ed on April 29, 2008 | 1:00 am - Permalink - Comments (View)

US tax dollars at work? By Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 4/15/2008

The House Foreign Affairs Committee (R) posted a Op-Ed on April 15, 2008 | 1:00 am - Permalink - Comments (View)

Reagan's SDI Vision Today

Trent Franks's House Member Office (R-AZ-02) posted a Op-Ed on March 21, 2008 | 1:00 am - Permalink - Comments (View)
March 23, 2008 marks the 25th anniversary of President Ronald Reagan's landmark speech at the zenith of the Cold War, in which he proposed what became known as the Strategic Defense Initiative, to protect the United States of America, her allies, and her vital interests from ballistic missile attack.

Democrat Leadership Must Stop Politicking with America’s National Security

Trent Franks's House Member Office (R-AZ-02) posted a Op-Ed on March 4, 2008 | 1:00 am - Permalink - Comments (View)
In August of last year, Congress passed the Protect America Act to close a dangerous loophole in our ability to collect intelligence on foreign-to-foreign electronic communications when they are routed through U.S. telecommunications infrastructure. This legislation updated the archaic 1978 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (“FISA”) to ensure that a FISA court order would not be necessary where the target was a foreign terrorist in a foreign land— as opposed to when the target is being surveilled on American soil.

Keep pressure on Sudan over Darfur slaughter By Ileana Ros-Lehtinen 12/26/2007

The House Foreign Affairs Committee (R) posted a Op-Ed on December 26, 2007 | 1:00 am - Permalink - Comments (View)

It's Time for Congress to Protect the First Amendment

Trent Franks's House Member Office (R-AZ-02) posted a Op-Ed on December 7, 2007 | 1:00 am - Permalink - Comments (View)
When the Federal Communications Commission began to lift the regulation of the Fairness Doctrine in 1985, broadcasters were freed to allow unregulated, vigorous discourse on controversial issues to flow on the public airwaves.

Breaking From the Past By Ileana Ros-Lehtinen & Shelley Berkley

The House Foreign Affairs Committee (R) posted a Op-Ed on November 14, 2007 | 1:00 am - Permalink - Comments (View)

Honoring Biscet A Unique Fight for Freedom Deserves Recognition By Ileana Ros-Lehtinen

The House Foreign Affairs Committee (R) posted a Op-Ed on October 24, 2007 | 1:00 am - Permalink - Comments (View)