The year 2003 saw the lowest annual level of terrorist attacks since 1969 which indicates that much progress has been made.

Our enemy is the terrorist who targets innocent civilians and the terror organizations and regimes who support terror.

You hate to think of using a GPS locator, normally a great invasion, but that might be the life saver for an Alzheimer's patient.

That kind of care is so critically important, and we will continue to fight and to work on it.

Well, that is good. I appreciate that. Thank you for that. We would love to be able to fund this and the other things, but we do have a tight budget.

It seems to me that whenever I am home, the newspaper or the radio will report a tragic circumstance where an elderly person has disappeared.

I have been a long-time advocate of respite care for family members who are caregivers for adults with any kind of problem requiring assistance.

Thank you very much, Mr. McConnell. I regret to tell you that you come before us at a time of very stretched budgets.

I think it is important EDA continue transforming itself from a culture of compliance to a culture of performance.

I am very pleased that, under the leadership of Dr. Sampson, the Economic Development Administration has been transforming itself into a results oriented Agency.

Well, coming from a part of my State which has been hit hard by natural resource outsourcing, refractories was dependent upon the steel industry and then they were decimated by asbestos litigation.

I am concerned about the new standards of EDA regarding the minimum amount of money leveraged and jobs created per EDA dollar.

I look forward to hearing your testimony and the testimony of other witnesses as we work toward a reauthorization.

The $22-to-$1 ratio you feel would be beyond the ability of your organization and others with which you deal?

I would join in with concerns that apparently you have expressed and Senator Crapo have expressed.

I think that is great for banks and private investors.

Thank you very much, Dr. Sampson. You can help also as well by developing technical training facilities, for which we are most grateful.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Dr. Sampson, Senator Jeffords touched on the very important issue of job loss and manufacturing job loss.