anytime we treat these detainees as something special, anytime we treat these detainees as the warriors they claim to be...
We do have a rule of law that we have to figure out how we are going to deal with this.
I wanted to particularly thank Senator Feingold for convening this hearing.
Any such system will inevitably be challenged. Any such system will inevitably be tied up in court for a long time.
I do not want to minimize that difficulty, but I do not think we should throw away the possibility of using our establis...
The threat of terrorism is global.
I think that is where we put our Nation at severe risk by what we did.
the possibility that we will create a perception that Guantanamo has not been closed, because the essence of that system...
We were under a severe threat.
the danger of having dangerous people released may be greater if we go with an alternative system.
I think we need to acknowledge the leadership of Senator Russell Feingold of Wisconsin who sponsored the farm provisions...
global food security is one of the most important issues in this subcommittee
I am disheartened that the administration in this initial budget proposal places little emphasis on ag research and, ins...
Funding for humanitarian food aid has increased by $564 million.
The fiscal year 2010 budget for discretionary programs at USDA is $21.25 billion.
The WIC program, which many of us consider essential, has been underfunded in recent executive budgets.
The rental assistance program would see an increase of $189 million to prevent a large number of poor rural residents fr...
I am most encouraged with you as a person in terms of your knowledge, your enterprise, your energy, your ambition, and I...
