Dr. Hicks, can you describe the criteria for the release of detainees and do you support releasing them to a host country?

Dr. Hicks, how would a unilateral reduction impact our ability to deter, provide extended deterrence, and defend ourselves, if attacked?

I will be asking some specific questions for the record on that issue.

Let me repeat what has already been said. We appreciate so much the service of all three of you and look forward to serving with you.

I have personally talked to the presidents of many of the countries who agree that would have been good except they can never sell the idea to the Africans because they will think about going back to colonialism.

if we do not develop those relationships that are enduring through the IMET program, China will do it.

How confident are you in the intelligence that we are getting right now?

I have been fighting that since the Reagan administration.

I often wonder whatever happened to sovereignty.

Mr. President, I see the junior Senator from Connecticut in the Chamber. If he wishes to speak, it is my understanding this is Democratic time now. If he wishes to go before me, that is perfectly all right. I ask unanimous consent that at…

Mr. President, we are going to be considering today--and I think the rest of this week, and probably into next week--one of the most significant things we are supposed to be doing here. I wish to start off by saying--in endorsing and…

Madam Chair, I'm grateful that we're getting a chance to shine some light into the area of the credit costs and the credit issues. If you went to any bank in America, any community bank, any other bank you wanted to go to and talked to…

Mr. Chair, on rollcall number 36, (the Connolly Amendment to H.R. 1734, the Civilian Property Realignment Act which provides for the General Services Administration (GSA) to override the congressionally-approved recommendations of the…

Gentlemen, thank you very much for your service.

I thank the gentleman for hosting this time. This is a conversation at the end of the day, after all the votes are over on the House floor and all the hustle and bustle and everything, and we get a chance just to shut down and be able to…

But it should also be transparent. Everything should be open, everyone should be held to the same account.

This is an interesting series of conversations about the agency fees and opting out and such, and providing those types of protections.

Let's find the things that are in the way and let's try to figure out how do we start resolving this.