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Medicare will run out of money by 2024. The latest annual report from the trustees of Medicare and Social Security states bluntly that Medicare, along with Social Security, is headed for bankruptcy unless Congress acts soon.

The increase in gas prices has become a significant hardship for American families and was one of the top concerns Oklahomans expressed to me during recent town hall meetings. House Republicans share these concerns and have passed three bills in the past several days to provide relief at the gas pump and create greatly needed jobs by expanding access to American energy.

Americans justly welcomed the news that Osama bin Laden has been dealt with in the manner which he deserved. This hard-won victory has taken almost a decade to achieve. Great respect and appreciation are due to the U.S. military, our intelligence services and those who assisted them in this ten- year effort.

I’ve had the privilege of spending the past two weeks visiting with Oklahomans at a series of town hall meetings. At assemblies in Ardmore, Marietta, Moore, Chickasha, Norman, Ada, Lawton, and Duncan, residents of the Fourth District came out to make their views known. As always, Oklahomans had thoughtful, commonsense perspectives on the important issues of the day.

The sobering news that Standard & Poor's has lowered its assessment of U.S. Treasury securities from “stable” to “negative” raises the stakes even higher for the upcoming debate about raising the debt ceiling.