you're set up, almost, to see the occurrence of problems

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Ms. Greenberg, I hope you'll work with us on statutory authority, that I hope we can put in the appropriations bill and that the authorizing committee will agree with, so we can move that through rapidly, so that…

But isn't it best to say, 'Look, if there is any lead in any of these products, the products don't enter America, period.'

We're going to start shutting all of these down.

But I think we're asking for problems in this.

you do get people manipulating the marketplace

I hope in the appropriations process we can insert some of this language, so that we not only increase the funding for the agency, but we give it the authority necessary to fix the problem.

If you need any additional legislative authority from us to do it, let us know.

Next, there is the matter of earmarks. These special-interest items are often slipped into bills at the last hour, when not even C-SPAN is watching. The time has come to end the practice.

I think the best thing we can do to support the morale of our troops and defeat our adversaries is to have a policy that maximizes our chances for success.

Otherwise I am afraid the Iraqis will not take us seriously and the American people will conclude without consequences this really is more of the same.

There is that history we bring to this.

I would encourage you to have--and I'm sure you will--a particularly realistic view of the Iraqi political leadership.

This is a legitimate concern for them. They feel that northern Iraq is being used as a safe haven for terror groups to launch attacks on them.

I would encourage you to focus on whatever leverage we have.

I think it's important for the American people to get as clear an understanding about the state of affairs in Iraq and Afghanistan as we possibly can.

I think many Americans are deeply concerned about asking our brave soldiers, who I know you care deeply about, to sacrifice themselves while a group of Iraqi political leaders get their act together.

You have to be candid and aggressive in telling us what you need.