I just really wanted to come by to introduce and to support Anne Ferro's appointment to be the Federal Motor Carrier Administrator.

Good afternoon. It is my pleasure to introduce Anne Ferro, President Obama's nominee for the position of Federal Motor Carrier Administrator in the Department of Transportation.

I think the two principal agencies that have had regulatory responsibility... are CDC and the Department of Agriculture for plants and animals.

I understand that the authority is not there. The question is, should you have the authority?

You're saying we need to have a coordinated strategy.

The Commission to prevent the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction has suggested a tier approach.

Well, once again, let me thank all three of you for being here and the work that each of your agencies do.

Is there a uniform protocol for perimeter security if you're dealing with the Level IV labs?

Well, that's clearly inadequate.

As you know, we also manage the firearms check program for the FBI as well, and that is also a prohibiting factor for purchasing firearms.

I think what Professor Greenberger is saying is that we might be able to get savings by doing this more efficiently than we we're doing it today.

That's our responsibility.

But here you have to balance the Nation's security in a Dr. Ivins-like situation against privacy concerns.

I don't think we're going to be able to resolve the problems of people getting visas to come to America at this hearing.

So then, in fact, if the collaboration is outside of the United States, you really don't have much ability to follow that money.

But I think we have to have a more sophisticated way in which we look at those that are handling the most dangerous of the pathogens.

We could have had 15 of you up there. My point is, there's 15 agencies that do have some responsibility.

Without objection, the full statements of all of the witnesses will be included in the record today.