We're very proud of the work that you have done on behalf of our country.
I just urge this administration to try to get a conclusion to these war crimes and get these individuals who are indicted over to The Hague.
I think it's very important.
I appreciate it. I just would observe that their cooperation has been inconsistent over the years.
I'm going to confess to you that I'm not objective when it comes to John Porcari--he's a friend.
I want to compliment the President on all three of the nominees that he has sent forward that are being considered today by this Committee.
I think he has the package needed, at this time, for our country.
I concur with Senator Mikulski--this is a contribution being made by the people of Maryland.
We now need to make sure that there's accountability.
I come today to join with my colleague, Senator Ben Cardin, to strongly recommend John Porcari to be Deputy Secretary of the U.S. Department...
He has my full support, because John will bring vision, new ideas, and actually juice to the excellent Transportation team President Obama i...
But it is a sad day for Maryland if we--as we lose him to be our Secretary of Transportation.
I look forward to working with you, and the people who will be confirmed.
I think President Obama has made a great choice, and we enthusiastically support him, and hope you do, as well.
Keep in mind, in Baltimore, is a city where we had the Dawson murders where seven people, a family of seven, were incinerated in their home ...
It's extremely pervasive in Maryland and in Baltimore. It's estimated that, in violent offenses, sometimes as much as 90 to 100 percent of t...
And the fact is that in Baltimore, a person could be standing at a bus stop. There could be 20 people, somebody could come up, kill that -- ...
We have pretty much been guaranteed that it will pass out of the judiciary committee.
