Several months ago, I agreed to write this weekly column and to use it not just to express my views but to express the views we shared with the many thousands of Americans we met on the campaign trail last year.
In our travels across this great country, we learned so much about the challenges you face, your hopes and your dreams, and what you want from your leaders in Washington. We also learned of your frustration that many of your views and the issues you hold dear are not understood or adequately represented. That's what we have tried to do here — provide a voice on these issues. And I think we have made a difference.
Some of the issues we've taken head-on include the vital need for new manufacturing jobs in America and education and training programs to support them; the need for our Republican leaders to engage with all Americans, not just those who live in elite ZIP codes in coastal cities and have advanced degrees and professional jobs; the rights of families and parents to make decisions about their children's health care and not to leave it to United Nations committees; the stonewalling and incompetence the Obama administration has demonstrated on foreign policy issues — for example, the tragedy in Benghazi, Libya, the growing Iranian nuclear program and the rise of extreme Islamic governments in places such as Egypt; and, of course, the critical importance of traditional marriage and the family as the underpinnings of strong communities in America.
Updated: Sun Mar 27, 2016
