I have three criteria that I use to evaluate all Executive Branch nominees: Competence, integrity, and commitment to the core mission of the...
I am happy to support the nomination of Elizabeth Harman to become Assistant Administrator for the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
There is a clear Federal responsibility to this system.
There have been 11 metro deaths this year.
Washington Metro is America's subway.
I really want to thank you for your national leadership on transportation safety in general and also on this transit safety issue in particu...
I believe that we must look at this not only as the responsibility of the local jurisdictions--Maryland, Virginia, and Washington, DC--but a...
It is a national security issue in terms of safety and reliability.
I feel like it is a new day, that there is a freshness in leadership and a commitment to rigorous follow-through.
Today's hearing is yet another reminder why we must build upon the success of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act or risk a backslide...
I think that when liquidity comes up against fairness and transparency, that fairness and transparency trump liquidity.
It seems to me we have a basic case here of a lack of transparency, no one knows what's happening.
There is no transparency.
This is an urgent issue, and I just want to emphasize the urgency of action here.
The review by the President seemed to indicate that that was not clear.
We really want to work with you closely on that.
We want to make sure that we have institutionalized the protection of privacy for American citizens.
I think he was also concerned on the broader issues to make sure that we have in place the coordination that requires interagency.
