I really believe that we can do better. I just believe our Country is greater than that, that we can do better.

In other words, why we are going down. We are going backwards. In other words, the numbers are coming down.

if this was my office and I had the goals to have a diverse workforce, she wouldn't be there.

We will not always agree, but I think it is important that we have these candid discussions.

I strongly agree with you, and I think most of the Members of Congress strongly agree with you, with that statement.

Let me ask you, if I might, about voting rights cases, because we have not really touched on that too much during this hearing.

I must tell you, I thank you very much for your comments as it relates to placing due process in regards to those that are going to be detained.

We need to have better understanding from the international community as to what America is doing in regards to its detention policies.

It appears like it was an intentional effort, and I think the Department of Justice activities here could be very helpful to make it clear that we will not tolerate reverse redlining.

It is important that it be an open process. And I just would urge us, we need to develop what is right for America.

I think you have restored the confidence of the American people in the Department of Justice being there for all the citizens of our country.

women still just earn 78 cents for every dollar our male counterpart makes.

But it has been wimpy.

It kind of followed on to what we talked about last night and drew the distinction between best practices which the academies often identify in a much broader scope.

We don't want them to go to Iran.

We are on new territory because this will be the first time we are trying to move from volume medicine to value medicine.

We applaud Senators Brown, Collins, Schumer, and Vitter for their leadership in sponsoring this critical legislation.

We appreciate the continued leadership of committee members Senators Kennedy, Brown, Hatch, Enzi, and Bingaman on this issue.