Orrin Hatch

In 1997, after a fierce debate, a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution I introduced was defeated by just one vote in the United States Senate. Fourteen years later, our nation is facing a debt crisis of epic proportions. Our national debt has gone from roughly $5 trillion in 1997 to over $14 trillion today. That's more than $45,000 for every man, woman, and child in America. 

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With unemployment persistently hovering around 9 percent, Congress and President Barack Obama must pursue policies for economic growth and job creation. Washington could provide businesses much-needed certainty and address the job crisis by repealing the president's partisan $2.6 trillion health law. 

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From the moment the first settlers arrived in America, churches and civic institutions have been the bedrock of our society. These private organizations, not government, are the foundation of our communities, and their lifeblood are the charitable contributions made by hardworking citizens and families. 

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Gun owners in America know they can never rest easy. That's because Americans' constitutional right to keep and bear arms is always under fire from the political left and their allies in the White House, Congress and the media. 

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