I strongly support the call to greatly expand our human intelligence capability to penetrate al Qaeda and gather critical intelligence to prevent terrorist attacks on our homeland.

On September 17 2007 Ramstad announced he would not seek reelection in 2008. He is considered to be the most moderate Republican member of the Minnesota delegation in the 109th Congress scoring 68 percent conservative by a conservative group and 21% progressive by a liberal group. Early life
Ramstad was born in Jamestown North Dakota was educated at the University of Minnesota and the George Washington University Law School.