You can't renegotiate the front end once the back end is done. This is an obligation that has been made to people whose military careers are now done.

Americans have the right to feel as well as be free and secure in their persons belonging and activities from unwarranted government intrusion.

Well, you said 'the' significant purpose. It is 'a' significant purpose.

Mr. Chairman, in that category could I just ask Mr. Pool if he would give us more detail in writing...

If we were talking 40 or 50 years ago about, for example Jim Crow laws and the civil rights movement, we would have heard testimony right here at this table.

I believe the philosophy that there is no role for the Federal Government or there should never be any preemptive role for the Federal Government has been proven false by history.

Just to clarify, I am confused, EPA is not proposing a general broad regulation on fracturing.

Ground level ozone is regulated by the EPA.

Our philosophies could not be more different. I disagree with almost everything the Chairman has just said.

I would remind the Chairman, the Energy and Commerce staff conducted a study of chemicals used in fracturing and found at least 29 toxins including carcinogens such as benzene, napolene and acrylomide.

I would like to call to order this hearing of the Senate Banking Subcommittee on Security and International Trade and Finance entitled 'Reviewing the U.S.-China Strategic and Economic Dialogue'.

the notion of formal or informal--probably better informal, Dr. Bergsten--of a G2 idea, I think, makes enormous sense.

I believe it is well past the time when the questions and concerns raised here today were compelling.

If I have to face questions about whether this is a critical firefight in the defense of American sovereignty, or a self-inflicted wound in a rapidly emerging global theater where our competitors are taking advantage of our absence, that…

It is clearly apparent in the South China Sea.

Those are basically tactical questions. It also affects issues of sovereignty. Those are strategic questions.

I would respectfully submit that the series of exchanges that we have had with China where they have insisted on only bilateral solutions is perhaps the strongest argument for us proceeding forward in this sort of way where we can continue…

We had a unanimous vote by the Senate that had two very important pieces in it, I think, in terms of the expression of the Senate.