you've got to fight the Taliban before you get to the point of reconciliation.

This is a firm commitment by the President of the United States, agreed by the major foreign policy strategic planners in our government, that in July 2011 we're going to start drawing down troops.

I'd like to see us condition their travel and their bank accounts to make sure that we're not going to see the continued corruption.

I think the No. 1 problem here--there's a lot of problems, so--you know, I don't minimize any--but, the No. 1 problem is, Do we have a partner, in the Afghan Government, for success?

I can't tell the people of New Jersey, or this country, that we are doing that clearly on aspirations.

I think it's really important--there's been a lot of confusion back and forth on the deadline, so I just want to make it clear, to send a message to the Afghan Government.

Isn't what the Supreme Court has done here in the face of contravening that express legislation engaging in, as Professor Burbank says, 'judicial lawmaking'?

It is infrequent that we have such a blatant case of judicial lawmaking.

There is one thing that there is unanimity on around here. It is hard to find something, but on judicial lawmaking, I think everybody agrees it ought not to be done.

this decision is a decision I found particularly disheartening, objectionable

Well, if it has done it in numerous cases, that does not absolve it from judicial lawmaking.

I do not know how the decision got out, but our Governor of Pennsylvania, Ed Rendell, and Senator Arlen Specter had me on the phone within hours.

I would urge you to consider the immediacy of those policies, because I think people's patience is fast running out, if it hasn't run out already.

You had to deal with a mess.

I voted for your confirmation, and it was the right vote.

I know that both agencies will be focusing on the definition of underserved and unserved.

I am committed not to vote for one which adds to the deficit.

I would like you to undertake a personal review of the adequacy of their funding on rehabilitation.