when you mention the critical need for upgrading our ports and making us competitive internationally, you get an 'amen' from me on that.

the roads and infrastructure are falling apart in this country, and local governments don't have the money to afford these.

I think we are in agreement that this should be dealt with as a National issue, not a partisan issue.

I think my concern is for you, sir, is based on what I have heard from the testimony, it is absolutely imperative that we identify what allies we have left in the region, that we create some kind of a strategy to address this in a broader…

I want to learn from General Hayden when it is appropriate to leave our public servants in a dangerous situation in the interest of gathering more intelligence.

I think that they are headed to a nuclear weapon with the deal or without the deal.

I continue to believe that the best policy for the United States is to pursue the two-state solution.

Now, that is why Senator Booker and I have developed a state-based competitive grant program that you might call state-based TIGER or a TIGER-esque program for states.

It is past time that Members hear from the administration on this topic.

I want to build upon the work that we are already doing and encourage this committee to continue the serious discussions on ways to counter message while protecting innovations and Constitutional rights.

Since that is the case, would you want to take this opportunity before our committee to revise your prior statements that the Defense Authorization Bill is unimportant and 'just a policy bill'?

Do you agree with General Petraeus that we have the capability to take out Assad's air force?

This is really a political problem.

If that is true, then let me repeat the rather bold thing I suggested earlier, which is that Congress ought to ask the National security institutions what are the things that Congress has done over the last 30 years that hamstrings their…

It occurs to us that there are inevitably going to be costs imposed on landowners and others, state governments, on and on.

By holding this hearing in the Subcommittee on Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Communications, the committee is sending a strong message to the American public that chemical security is a shared responsibility.

I think Commissioner Clyburn hit the nail on the head in terms of we are looking at moving to phase two of the Mobility Fund.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman, and thank you for holding this important and timely hearing.