Americans have rightfully noted the honor and nobility of courage under hostile fire and thanked those who perished in their defense.
But as someone pointed out earlier, it is not really about fairness; it is about taking finite resources and applying them where they will have the most effect.
But they will strike, I believe, at centers of media, of financial, of American power, of American culture; and that is where we should place our bet.
Certainly, we need to support the communities around the country, and we do.
Even more, the Canandaigua VA clinical staff has been recognized multiple times for the high quality of mental health services it provides.
For as long as this nation has known war, we have embraced the heroes it has produced.
I believe Congress has a duty to do so as well; not simply as a body of legislators, but more importantly as a community of friends, neighbors, parents and Americans.
I believe, based on the activities, and I am not an expert on terrorism by any stretch, but I believe that when they attacked the United States and they attacked New York and Washington, D.C., they thought they could defeat us.
I do not believe that the Social Security system is in crisis.
I live 300 miles from New York City.
In the old days, New York was upstate versus downstate. That is not the case now.
Medicare and Social Security have created the healthiest and most financially secure generation of senior citizens in American history.
Never, since the fall of communism, has it been so abundantly clear that an ethos exists, which is loath to accept the freedoms and prosperity we hold sacred in this nation.
New Yorkers should know that no one in the Administration, at the Department of Defense, or at the Selective Service System is advocating the reinstatement of the mandatory draft in any form.
Our existing volunteer army works quite well in conjunction with the Selective Service System, even during our current efforts in the War on Terror.
Our soldiers and their families are benefiting. They deserve good, quality housing and they need it.
Personally, in my home, the district in central New York, the Air National Guard base, not 5 years ago, the commandant came through and said, This is one of the sorriest looking bases I have ever seen.
Since the United States was attacked on September 11, 2001, our nation and the world have changed a great deal.
The Appropriations Committee must find ways to fund the many programs authorized by the committees of the Congress.
The Federal appropriations process is a marathon, not a sprint, and we are at the beginning of that process.
The selfless actions of these heroes have removed them from their families, businesses and homeland to fight, so that others may experience the liberty awaiting our troops upon safe return to America.
The U.S. Armed Forces are the best trained, best equipped fighting forces in the world.
The way many Americans view the global climate are rooted, for many, in the context of our nation's defense against those who wish us ill.
This inevitability of conflict motivates us today and echoes the reminder that freedom is not given away and our national security is not achieved without sacrifice.
We must never forget or diminish the sacrifices of those who gave everything for this nation.
While I am pleased that the Commission has recommended against closing the VA Medical Center at Canandaigua, I remain opposed to its recommendation to transfer all acute inpatient psychiatric care beds from the facility.
With this realization, came a growing need for men and women willing to take up arms in an effort to protect our American way of life and the freedoms so many of our ancestors died to entrench.
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