But, I'd like each of you to discuss how you're coordinating with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), for example, and the National Guard.

I wonder if that could be expanded to also be a screen for mental health problems.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, let me first thank you, Senator Graham, and Senator Cornyn for your leadership on this extraordinarily troubling issue.

I think it comes at an especially critical time for the Commerce Department.

Given the devastating effects of the current economic crisis, I believe that the Department of Commerce must first and foremost focus on the preservation and creation of American jobs.

there is an appalling gap in our Nation's ability to respond to the use of a weapon of mass destruction on our soil.

I am pleased that President Obama is practicing truth in budgeting, particularly when it comes to the cost of wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and the increasing transparency in our budget process.

we need the Federal Government to step in and level the playing field and help out states like ours.

By developing new sources of clean energy we will create sustainable jobs, lessen our dependence on foreign oil and begin to meet the greatest environmental challenge our planet has ever faced.

If we are to build a budget that reflects our priorities, it is essential to put all of the true costs on the table to begin with.

Without significant investment, we will miss the opportunity to develop good paying sustainable jobs and the new sources of energy that will power our economy in the 21st century.

the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) recently issued a report on the Iranian nuclear program asserting Iran now has more than 1,000 kilograms of Low Enriched Uranium--which if further enriched to weapons-grade--would be enough for…

The Federal Government's Director of Cyber Security resigned this week and he cited a lack of support and funding as well as an overreliance on the National Security Agency (NSA) for combating threats to our Nation's computer systems.

the primary near-term security concern of the United States is the global economic crisis.

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act is vital legislation intended to boost our troubled economy and to create and save jobs.

If recovery is to be successful in cities and towns, the first most important thing we need to do is help educate our local leaders.

The Administration has estimated that more than 3 million jobs will either be saved or created by this Act.

I believe it is incumbent upon all of us to ensure that does not happen.