Evan Bayh

This is a collaborative process. Let us know what you need.

That's why the Kerry-Lugar-Berman bill was so important.

Ultimately, this is not up to us. Ultimately, it's up to the Afghans, primarily, and then some of the neighbors, principally the Paks, to do their job.

It seems to me the message there to the Afghans is, 'Look, we're here, and you can rely on us, but you have to do your part, too.'

I think we ought to vigorously explore all the options.

I'm pretty alarmed about the prospect of these things getting in the Great Lakes. That would be a very bad thing.

We need more than just kind of a vague assertion that, 'Don't worry. Trust us, it'll be taken care of.'

For those of you who favor the closure of the locks, what can be done about this flooding issue?

They think closing the locks is going to cause the flooding.

We've got to act. There's a real sense of urgency here.

How do we go about protecting the Great Lakes while at the same time minimizing the threat to commerce and disrupting job creation?

I think there is a risk that financial markets may begin to become concerned about the sustainability of U.S. Fiscal policy.