I do believe that we will be, for everything we've heard from our President, that we will be doing health care reform.
We're going to turn to Senator Kay Hagan.
She wants to know what CLEA is.
I want to talk a little bit about the U.S. Attorneys and the supervision of U.S. Attorneys.
I think it's, 5 grams will trigger a minimum sentence of 5 years for crack cocaine violations, whereas powdered cocaine, it's 500 grams, so ...
I appreciate that clarification for the record.
We know that the overwhelming percentage of people who are incarcerated on crack violations are African American and minorities.
Clearly, terrorism--fighting terrorism was a national priority that, by necessity, received much more attention and requirements for the loc...
the minority use of crack cocaine is much lower than the incarceration rate of minorities for violations of the crack cocaine statutes.
I also want to thank all of you for being willing to serve your country.
We do have a justice integrity bill which Senator Specter and I have filed that will allow for ten pilot programs to work within each of the...
The Constitution is not only loved and respected, it is the basis of the rule of law of our country.
I would just urge you to take a very active role in that regard, and I thank you for your response.
There are things that we can do as far as the statutes are concerned, and we look forward to your recommendations in that regard.
Just one last question. Admiral Branch, an Islamist faction called al-Shabab is apparently working to exert some type of control over Somali...
If a merchant vessel comes under attack by pirates in international waters, what are the rules of engagement for the crew members on that ve...
So you mean you have got a ship that is carrying millions upon millions and millions of dollars' worth of goods such as oil, and some little...
Statistics from the International Maritime Bureau indicate that there were 293 actual and attempted pirate attacks against vessels worldwide...
