I think the fear that many have, whether they are Governors or those of us who are elected national officials, is that we don't wake up one day and we hear that there are 100 people coming.

But Mr. Attorney General, are you saying that there is no immediate or imminent release of prisoners who would be placed on the shores of the United States of America?

They need to know that the Department of Justice is free from politics and ideology.

the committee extends its hand to you in partnership and ongoing conversation.

The census should be conducted in a fair and accurate manner for all political parties and people.

I believe that some of the issues around contracting out, lack of resources and so on, were at times very demoralizing to our staffs.

Mr. Secretary, are you confident that, number one, the census is going to happen?

We are very firm that we must guard vulnerable populations against any potential predators.

So if you are from Arkansas--like we in Maryland have the Maryland Broadband Cooperative, which is like a little TVA for broadband in our rural communities--when would they be able to apply for grants?

The 2010 census must remain free of political tampering.

I want you to know that throughout your agency, there are what I call the worker bees, those wonderful people that under the old pay scale were the GS-5s through the 15s.

I believe in what President Reagan said, trust but verify.

That is a lot to put on the FBI, the database, et cetera.

Are you looking at this program related to the digital coupons not only to help our people be able to afford the conversion?

I believe there is a cornucopia of opportunity in our great American mosaic.

We both have a big investment in NOAA. So we look forward to working with you.

We're talking about thousands of people who've really served the Nation with fidelity and reliability.

We want the FBI to know how proud we are in how they fight to protect Americans.