Might I add, as I started out, it is important when Congress issues mandates to note that they are for the betterment of the American people; and we will work diligently to comply.

I think we have enough time to yield again. So let me indicate the Chair will now recognize other Members for questions they may wish to ask the witnesses.

I am not totally convinced that the antitrust laws don't have an important role that can be utilized.

You can say that big banks create a monopoly, and it may be that they are intrinsically part of the capitalistic system.

I believe the Judiciary Committee has an amazingly instrumental and intricately important role... on this whole question of reordering our markets.

I still think there is a monopolistic scenario with all the big banks.

I thank you for your leadership as it relates to sanity in gun regulation in this country.

I believe in alternative education, but I believe in it when it is not a way station.

I associate myself with the idea of public finance, for example, in this narrow window.

I think, in addition to the analysis it is important to have real-life experiences as well, and I hope that is part of your assessment.

I have tasked the subcommittee staff with looking into DHS coordination efforts with the private sector, very important.

This is not necessarily a hearing only on Mumbai. It is asking the serious question of, how do we protect the Nation's infrastructure.

I think the Chairwoman deserves tremendous credit for taking an international issue and showing why it is such...

Planning is extremely important.

I was troubled to hear that information about mitigation measures was not posted on the Homeland Security Information Network for nearly a week following the Mumbai attack.

I sincerely hope that we can learn from the tragic event and apply its lessons to what we are doing to secure the same types of assets in the United States that were targeted in India.

I might edit it and say private and public sector, and that is what we hope the testimony will present us with this afternoon.

I will remind each Member that he or she will have 5 minutes to question the panel.