Part of our international assistance package should be encouraging and helping those countries to develop adequate programs at home.

We don't want to end up arming another Taliban.

I have been pursuing with other colleagues from the committee the issue of Libya and Qadhafi's engagement with the bombing of Pan Am 103.

I don't want you to give me specifics and I know all about grand juries. The question is are we making it a priority to ensure that we take advantage of this opportunity to get information and evidence that could be brought to court…

It is imperative that the United States and other traditional consumers like Western Europe reduce demand.

I would agree with that, also suggest that there be efforts to establish a political consensus around reinstating the assault weapons ban.

One of my concerns is that we always think, for example, of Central America as a transit point, and now increasingly it seems to be a production point.

The dimensions of the citizen security crisis in Central America cannot be understated.

Let me ask--and I'll open this to anyone on the panel--when does the citizen security threat become a national security threat?

Not to do so I think is unconscionable, given the sacrifices that Colombia has made to produce real progress in this area.

It is no exaggeration to say that crime and violence abetted by organized crime constitute central threats to democratic governance in Central America.

I think that it is to the great advantage of rank-and-file union members to know what is going into the trusts.

Congress has a duty to protect the rank-and-file union member, who does not have any power, who is potentially intimidated by union bosses.

You would think that that militarized border would be able to see and act on gun trafficking.

I do accept the argument that these are not inherent criminals, these are not people who actually want to commit crime.

Do you see the opportunity, then to be able to continue to grow at the same level that you've enjoyed in the last couple of years?

Obviously, we're in this together. We want to find a way to make it work for, as Dr. Billington says, the United States of America.

As we all are aware of the fiscal constrains, if additional funding isn't provided and if you're funded at the fiscal year 2010 enacted level, what would it take within your budget to absorb that kind of a budget cut?