I am a fourth generation Oklahoman, who has tackled many key policy issues since being elected to Congress in 2002.

I have fought hard for my constituents with the common sense Oklahoma values of less government, fiscal restraint and working to ensure that Americans keep more of their hard earned tax dollars in their pockets and out of the hands of Washington bureaucrats. I am a cosponsor of the Fair Tax Act, which will abolish our nation's dated tax system. As a member of the Republican Study Committee, a fiscally-conservative group of House members, I took the lead to slow the growth of the federal government and control runaway spending.

I am pleased to continue his service on the influential House Committee on Energy and Commerce. The oldest legislative standing committee in the U.S. House of Representatives, this committee is responsible for legislative oversight relating to telecommunications, consumer protection, food and drug safety, public health, air quality and environmental health, the supply and delivery of energy, and interstate and foreign commerce. Within the House Energy and Commerce Committee, I am is proud to serve on the Health, Environment and Hazardous Materials, and Energy and Air Quality Subcommittees.

As a member of the powerful House Committee on Energy and Commerce, I continually have called for a comprehensive national energy policy, which includes decreasing our dependence on foreign oil and increasing refining capacity in the United States. My seat on the Subcommittee on Health will help him develop a plan for a comprehensive overhaul of our nation's health care system. It is essential that all Americans have access to affordable health care and that we focus on both preventative care and long term care solutions.

I have also been influential in the area of immigration reform. I continually call for an increase in border security and for no amnesty for those who are already in the United States illegally. I am is responsible for increasing the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Agency's Oklahoma City field office from a mere four field agents to their current twelve agents and bringing the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's 287(g) immigration training program to Tulsa. In addition, I previously introduced legislation to expand their operations to eastern Oklahoma and open a field office in the Tulsa area. A visit to the U.S.-Mexico border in October 2005 confirmed my fears that too many illegal aliens and potential terrorists were slipping into the United States undetected.