AMERICA MUST SUPPORT OUR MILITARY AND THEIR FAMILIES
Making sure that our military has the hardware necessary to keep America safe is a national imperative. It is also clear that given the budget deficit issues we face, there is no good rationale for moving any aircraft carrier currently home-ported in Norfolk to Mayport, Florida.
However, just as important is making sure that we provide our active duty personnel, our veterans and our military families with the healthcare, mental health care and job opportunities that they deserve for the tremendous sacrifices they have made for us.
The injuries sustained by service members in our recent two wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, along with the extended and multiple deployments, are resulting in new challenges not faced by returning service personnel in previous military actions. We as a nation must make sure that we are providing first-rate healthcare and mental health care for these brave men and women upon their return. In addition, we owe them good job opportunities and a way to put the skills they have learned protecting us to good use in providing for their own families and building our economy. The high unemployment rate currently existing for our veterans is a national disgrace and must be reduced. We owe them and their families this and much more. And by providing good jobs in Hampton Roads for those leaving the military, we can continue to grow our local economy.
I am eternally grateful for the service of our friends and neighbors. We must honor and respect their service everyday by providing them with appropriate healthcare, mental health care and job opportunities.
The Issues
Creating 21st Century Jobs
Creating 21st Century Jobs Growing our economy and creating jobs will be my top priority when I get to Congress. There are still far too many people in Hampton Roads out of work, and countless more that are underemployed. As a lifelong businessman, … Read more
Building a 21st Century Education System
Building a 21st Century Education System Education holds the key to America’s future success. For our country to continue to succeed economically, it is imperative that we continue to out-innovate our global competitors. But we can only out-in… Read more
Growing our Small Businesses
Growing our Small Businesses America was built on the backs of small businesses, and today small businesses are still at the heart of the American workforce. In fact, the Kaufman Foundation showed that nearly all net new jobs over the last thirty years we… Read more
Honoring our Veterans
Honoring our Veterans Home to Naval Air Station Oceana, Langley Air Force Base, Coast Guard Sector Hampton Roads and Naval Station Norfolk, the world’s largest naval station, Hampton Roads is blessed with a community filled with veterans who have honorabl… Read more
Congressional Reform
It’s Time to Change Congress It is time to get serious about reforming Congress. It is time to recognize that real change is requiring Members of Congress to abide by these reforms, not just hoping that they will choose to do the right thing. We nee… Read more
Military
Making sure that our military has the hardware necessary to keep America safe is a national imperative. It is also clear that given the budget deficit issues we face, there is no good rationale for moving any aircraft carrier currently home-ported in Norfo… Read more
Budget Deficit
We must get our deficits under control and begin to reduce our national debt. Our nation has faced the worst economic recession since the Great Depression resulting in staggering job losses, home foreclosures and economic uncertainly for far too many Ameri… Read more
Job Creation
We must create more and higher paying jobs in order to grow our economy and reduce the tremendous negative impacts of unemployment on our families. America's economic success in much of the 20th Century was as based on growing jobs at home. … Read more
Social Security and Medicare
We cannot break the promise we have made to our seniors. I reject the idea that these programs cannot remain strong for generations. There are intelligent ways to reduce the long-term costs of Social Security and Medicare that do not break our promise… Read more