Yes. Thank you, Senator Portman.
Are you reasonably confident today that the verification methods that are in place within your office are adequate and a...
OK. So, what is different today? I mean, what is different today that this same thing is not going to happen again after...
I think that you can be assured that we are going to be watching this issue very closely and holding the leadership with...
I mean, I am going to get into this later, but one of the things that personally drives me crazy as a policymaker is we ...
As you noted, Senator Tester, in 2007, identical allegations about overtime abuse were substantiated by DHS.
I can tell you that we want our border secure and we want our people to be able to do the job that they need to do when ...
So, it is up to them to fix the problem. You point out the problem, verify it, and say fix it.
Border Patrol agents support this legislation. It is long overdue.
This bill provides the equivalent of 20 percent more manpower, or 5,000 trained agents at the border.
So, the question becomes for me, and I think for Senator Portman and anybody else who would be here off this Committee, ...
the Baucus draft proposes substantial changes to IDC and percentage depletion to the detriment of American oil and natur...
If the United States wants to continue to increase national energy security and further the economy, more drilling will ...
I can tell you unequivocally here today Max Baucus has the fire in the belly to be the next Chinese Ambassador, and he w...
Max looked at me and said, do you have the fire in the belly because if you do not have the fire in the belly, do not do...
I think like most leaders in most countries they want to do well, provide for their people.
That is very risky. That is very dangerous.
I would also strongly support the annual U.S.-China Legal Experts Dialogue which provides an important channel to discus...
