Senator Martinez is not driven by polls; he is driven by the needs of the state of Florida and its 17 million constituents.

Our focus needs to be on freeing dissidents and continuing to support the opposition movement within Cuba - not rewarding Castro and subsidizing and strengthening his totalitarian regime.

We need a new Latin American policy that is bold - different. We need to focus on building civil society, focus on the lack of infrastructure. We need look at ways to foster economic opportunity. There needs to be a more comprehensive economic vision in the region.

I will always vote on the side of freedom and our right to keep and bear arms.

I don't want to come to Washington to be just another vote. I want to lead on issues that are important.

It's shortsighted not to view the education of a future generation of Americans as a priority for all Americans.