We have an urgent problem. It isn't just the threat from al-Qaeda terrorists, it is the threat from a domestic terrorist.

Senator Collins and I, along with Senator Voinovich and Senator Akaka, will be introducing legislation to reauthorize the Federal Protective Service.

And that, too, is disturbing because some Federal offices might be located in a commercial building...

You see, that information is so disturbing, because it shows how easily a terrorist or a criminal could obtain these materials and smuggle them into a building.

When our staffs looked at these contracts, we found that for the most part, they were awarded based on the lowest bid price as opposed to the best value.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

Unfortunately, the GAO's investigation, as well as the recent report by the Department of Homeland Security's Inspector General, reveal alarming deficiencies in the Service's protective operations.

Should private security contractors be responsible for protecting our Federal facilities?

the need for these trained staff has never been more apparent.

I cannot fathom how security breaches of this magnitude were allowed to occur.

I look forward to working with the Chairman to accomplish that goal.

The administration believes that current law does not authorize Guantanamo detainees to challenge the conditions of their detention before an Article III court.

I want to pursue this further, but I'm concerned about getting an explanation of the difference.

We have letters from the Federal Department of Education saying that it does not meet the standards.

It seems to say very clearly that there are outstanding issues with the District of Columbia's general assessments.

Thanks to your work, we were able to get the research dollars tripled in the last decade.

Asa, I loved it when you said that you have diabetes and it is a disability, but that you are not disabled.

That has to be difficult. It really must be.