Discretion of the judge I think is crucial.

I think this is more than a crisis.

I am interested in how you create or do you create terrorist profiles and what kind of underlying data you use.

I sit on the Homeland Security Committee, as well, and deal with the watch list as relates to airports.

I would appreciate if some protocol would be established that it is okay for SACs to come to a meeting where a community is to explain what the FBI does.

I think that is crucial.

I don't think there's a better investment that we could think of in this part of the Federal budget because of the dire need that we have for more Foreign Service officers.

I wanted to raise one other related issue, and that's the question with regard to funding for the Pakistani Atomic Energy Commission and their nuclear security efforts.

we want to especially thank you for the great leadership you've provided at a time of real danger and uncertainty around the world.

I would urge you to give consideration to a policy in the Department of Justice.

Thank you very much.

President Obama has identified health care reform as the No. 1 item on his agenda for the year 2009.

So often these hearings tend to be a little sterile with witnesses testifying and not a whole lot of interaction.

I have long believed in dialogue with Syria and Iran and have spoken about it and written about it.

This is a low-cost method of allowing people, especially those living under repressive regimes, to access all-source, uncensored, unfiltered information.

I hope you will pursue that.

$17 returned for every $1 which is spent.

Right now, the conventional wisdom, which I share, is not to talk to Hamas.