I think more DEA agents, whether they are shared with Atlanta or elsewhere, are needed.

I think there needs to be immediate response in terms of gun legislation that addresses the question of smuggling and the loopholes.

There's more than being re-elected here. There's the factor of principle. The Republican Party has gone far to the right since I joined it under Reagan's big tent.

I applaud initiatives like Senator Arlen Specter's (D-PA) successful effort to provide NIH with $10.4 billion in stimulus funds.

As the Republican Party has moved farther and farther to the right, I have found myself increasingly at odds with the Republican philosophy and more in line with the philosophy of the Democratic Party.

There is great public concern, as is evidenced by the front pages, news media accounts as to what the situation is.

There has to be a careful balance in what is said to inform the public of the problem, but not to articulate it in a way which might cause undue alarm.

The public health response to swine flu is critical for our nation's health.

This subcommittee has been at the forefront of addressing the pandemic flu issue.

I don't understand why it's apparently such a big problem to have the GAO--or, to have the Consumer Product Safety Commission do at least one or more of the following:

I have worked with Chairman Kerry in encouraging the State Department to reduce the role of PSCs.

I have expressed my strong concern over the excessive use of PSCs, especially in Iraq.

I would like to commend Senator Pryor for his efforts at oversight and for bringing attention to this issue.

I hope that our efforts today will change this fact and that in the end this hearing will result in stronger protections for children and families.

Let me say, in conclusion, two things--one is, this committee--I'm not a member, but I know something about what this committee's been doing--has been trying to give the Commission a lot more resources, a lot more help.

Well, in my judgment, they're not doing enough. So, we'll keep after them.

We're not asking them to do something which is unreasonable, we're just saying to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, 'Don't wait for GAO; update your research, give some guidance, set forth some basic standards that might even not…

I respectfully recommend the following: One, that Congress make sure that its recent legislation calling for a formaldehyde study in textiles and apparel be conducted in a timely fashion.