Picatinny Arsenal is the center of cutting-edge research and development for our Armed Forces, and I'm proud to fight to protect its mission and to bring new, innovative projects to the Arsenal.

We must remember both the sacrifices and service of the Greatest Generation who secured freedom and prosperity for our world, as well as the horrors and lessons of the Holocaust.

I do not support the idea of defunding police departments. I believe that it does nothing to solve the root problems we must address and it makes our communities less safe.

I was in the Navy when the World Trade Center and the Pentagon were attacked and Flight 93 went down in Shanksville, Pennsylvania. I remember the selflessness of our first responders, including brave New Jerseyans, who were there when our country needed them most.

We should not be playing politics with the security and safety of our commuters.

Religious freedom sits at the core of who we are as Americans.

I was a policy office in my final tour in the Navy, a Russian policy officer, and we were always thinking about our interactions and how they would affect the country 10, 20 years from now.

A key part of our democracy is having a marketplace of ideas, open forums where people with diverse viewpoints can be heard and treated with respect.

As a working mom, I know all too well how important it is to know that your children have a safe and healthy environment while away from home.

There are few things that define us as a country more distinctly than the idea of the American Dream. The idea that anyone can make it here through hard work and dedication. And that dream rests on giving people here a fair shot.

Each generation is trusted with protecting our open spaces and natural resources to pass them on to future Americans to enjoy.

New Jerseyans know the importance of clean air, clean drinking water, and protecting our natural resources.

Due to climate change, wildfires are growing in size, frequency, and intensity, and wildfire seasons are becoming longer.

You could make a case for job creation or education, police on the street, but none of those things can happen unless we got our financial house in order.

Government influences your life every day. If there's a war, they're not drafting guys my age.

Just the circumstances of being in D.C., people give you books, and there are issues you want to learn more about, so you are tearing into as many as you can.

I like to take out the recycling because I actually feel like I'm doing something.

From high school, you can see my Sierra Club card - I've been a member since 1979. That gives you an indication of early interest.

Ironically enough, why I got into politics is because I came to the conclusion that if you wanted to save the world, which in my mind was through the environment, those elected officials seemed to be the ones who made a lot of the important decisions, if not the most important decisions.

Opening up the Capitol dome and giving the public a look at the inner workings of Congress - however messy they may be - certainly won't be pretty. But trust isn't earned by showing off only your Sunday best. The dirty laundry has to be aired, too.

I introduced the Transparency in Government Act, a multi-faceted transparency bill that would bring unprecedented access and accountability to the federal government.

Ever since I arrived in Washington in April 2009, I have been fighting for more transparency and accountability in government.

As a policy maker, I have to stand up for the rights of all my constituents, regardless of their faith.

Protection of religious freedom means considering the faiths and beliefs of everyone involved.