you are not for all-of-the-above if you say no to Keystone and so many other things that we have seen him say no to.

The fact is our nation faces a sea of red ink that will break the back of our great nation unless we act now to get our fiscal house in order.

How can we get more money under the new National Preparedness Grant Program to those high-risk urban areas that really need the resources than they may be currently receiving under the Urban Area Security Initiatives grant?

I have grave concerns that someone will likely try again.

even though we are in a tough economic time right now the funding in New York City was not cut at all. Detroit was cut by 45 percent. That seems disproportionate to me.

Detroit is not 45 percent safer this year than it was last year.

Prosecutors accuse Edwards of using money from his 2008 presidential campaign to try and cover up their affair.

I want to first thank you for your extraordinary service.

I just think it's not right to ask our veterans to wait sometimes 3 and 4 years for a resolution of their case.

I really appreciate the hard work that you do.

Is there anything that this subcommittee can do or this Congress to give you any latitude to expedite?

If there was ever an example of what's going to happen, when the levees broke in New Orleans... is there any other case study that needs to be presented?

We also have to be sensitive to the taxpayers that are picking up this tab.

If we don't really understand this mitigation, sort of one for one, like if you take an acre of wetlands, you have to replace it, I'm all for that.

I'm going to be on a tear this year to focus on our water transport because it's crucial.

There's no way around it. And until we can figure out a way to put more private and public money on the table, we're not going to get there.

And I agree with the Senator that we have to think big, but we're going to need a bigger budget to do that.

This budget is wholly insufficient, and it's not your fault, Madam Chair. It's our fault as the general Appropriations Committee.