For that reason, I was extremely pleased to join so many of my colleagues in cosponsoring the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009.

I am deeply disappointed that our mothers and sisters have to face not only the rising tide of unemployment, but also what amounts to a gender tax.

Thank you. Good morning, Mr. Chairman.

Since you mentioned the Woodrow Wilson Bridge, which is near and dear to my heart and in my Congressional district, I just want to suggest to you one if you need any assistance in this, especially from the State of Maryland, please do…

this is the way we ought to be at the table, I might add, authorizers and appropriators, not only celebrating, but really working together for the good of the country.

Well, Mr. Secretary, this is terrific because, number one, I am glad you are taking it so seriously and are so hands-on on it.

I think what you will observe is that we have a great admiration for NOAA, but it needs a lot of reform.

We are really going to have to--

The American people rely on the Department of Justice, and we are passionate about restoring it to what its original mission is.

So it is just not an inventory about a person and what did he do and how bad he is and what we should do.

the safety of the people of this country in any determination we make with regard to the disposition of any of these individuals.

Let me tell you what I worry about. First of all, of course, the safety of our communities.

What you are saying is that right now you are doing an inventory of who is there at Guantanomo Bay and what is the right way to dispose of them.

And there is no contingency plan beyond that, except, 'If we get to it, we'll deal with it?'

I would hope, as we go through this process, in addition to looking at the FBI, DEA and ATF, that we also look at what we are asking the marshals to do for this initiative.

I really salute Secretary Clinton, when she went to Mexico, and took ownership for our insatiable demand for drugs.

We have got a lot to build on, and if we can work together, I think we can make a difference.

I think President Obama has made an excellent choice in selecting you.