"I think you are not giving yourself enough credit for the leverage you might have."
"I would love to get to a place where the State and local folks who are enforcing that prerogative are doing a little bit less scratching of their heads as to why the Federal Government is putting so m..."
"I want to share with you my concern that the classified elements of the previous administration's cyber strategy in my view put us on a collision course with very basic civil liberties questions if th..."
"If you extend the Bush strategy, I believe, on the trajectory that it was launched on, it drives you to a civil liberties collision that is unnecessary and I think unhelpful."
"In fact, the latest demonstration of policy is that when pushed to the extreme we will use lethal force to protect Americans."
"One of the aspects, I think, of the political structure of Somalia is it's dominated by tribal arrangements."
"It strikes me that the gunmen who've taken these ships on aren't exactly rolling in luxury, that there's a financial infrastructure which could be attacked, as well as a physical infrastructure of shi..."
"I have known and worked with Cynthia for many years and have seen first-hand her leadership in the Ocean State on many critical environmental issues."
"Thank you for holding this important hearing today to consider the nomination of these three very well qualified individuals to fill key positions over at EPA."
"Her broad experience and success in protecting human health, the environment and effective environmental enforcement is evident."
"I want to thank you for your not only interest but your effective support because you ensured there were $10 million in the last budget for New England ground fisheries."
"Without your leadership, it would not have happened, and I thank you."
"When you are talking about the waste associated with water use, it is hard to overlook the extraordinary waste of energy and oil and everything associated with bottle water."
"The United States, the water quality here, is the envy of the world."
"I can think of no one more qualified for this important job."
"I would ask your assurance to all of us that in that balance you will be pressing your organization to push upward as far as the facts and the law will drive."
"The standard credit card agreement gives the lender the power to bleed their customers through evolving and ever more crafty tricks and traps."
"The hearing will come to order."
