We must recognize that small businesses and others that suffer an economic loss due to a terrorist act should not have to shoulder the burden alone.

I guarantee you that if we fail to act, we will be discussing this issue again.

We have to rely more in this phase, new phase, of this war with terrorism on the State and locals, and they can't do it without financial help from the Federal Government.

I want to thank the witnesses for their valuable testimony and the Members for their questions.

I hope we do not fall into a pattern of reaching conclusions before all the facts are known.

I understand that their testimony was late because the Office of Management and Budget failed to manage their time and resources wisely.

This discovery has broad implications not only for the scientific community, but for all mankind.

I look forward to hearing about NASA and NSF's plan for continuing exoplanet research using these unique capabilities.

Unfortunately, 5 years later, and despite being bound by the FAR, challenges remain with TSA's procurement activities.

I'm pleased to join you and other members of our committee in reviewing the Air Force's budget request for the next fiscal year.

With the budgetary constraints we face today it is critical that every TSA dollar, every dollar TSA spends, goes toward technologies and service that work and make our transportation system more secure.

As a Member who has conducted extensive oversight of TSA's procurement practices, I appreciate the Chairman's desire to take a close look at how TSA spends taxpayers' dollars.

It is critical that every dollar TSA spends goes toward technologies and services that work and make our transportation systems more secure.

In my discussions with industry leaders, they expressed to me their concerns with the unsteady nature of the contract work they perform for the Navy.

Would the addition of a 12th LPD-17 be of advantage to the fleet? Absolutely.

306 is the minimum requirement. That is the way the Navy puts it.

Whether you do that through permanent immigration, or through a guest worker program, those positions are needed for the economy.

The idea that Arizona, per se, is happy with that law--what they did is they made it a crime to stand on the side of the road and look for work.