I pray that this never happens again.

What the American public got was not the straight stuff but the false reporting. Its influence was enormous and long-lasting.

I am sickened by the series of stories that we have had to face in our local communities.

Today's hearing reflects bipartisan concern about serious instances of misconduct by federal law enforcement agents and the need to examine the adequacy of the processes used to report and investigate misconduct.

Let me be clear: our intent is not to disparage the vast majority of federal law enforcement personnel, who do their jobs professionally and honorably.

I think it is important for the record to give some people a sense of history they might not know

This is a really important subject, and I have found the testimony of all the witnesses to be really helpful.

Yes, we do support putting a real price on carbon.

I believe as a result of the most recent federal school nutrition standards, we have seen a sharp decline in the participation of school meal programs.

We can no longer ignore this obvious hole in our anti-terror measures. This Congress must act now to address the shortcoming.

The NDAA is one way Congress can work to at least eliminate the glaring vulnerability of putting our troops at risk.

We must guarantee that any aircraft that transports our brave men and women in uniform is never turned into a weapon and our troops into helpless victims.

I do accept the concept of prosecutorial discretion.

But we also have an order of the three branches of government and the responsibilities of the President.

As you know, Mr. Chairman, we do double duty with our constituents, and we must be in a number of places.

I think that is very important.

We continue our oversight series today by listening to law enforcement and public health officials who are working at the on the front lines to protect our communities and our families in this national epidemic.

I will not ask you to do yourself in. I will indicate that that is my understanding of the beginning parts of the report.