I think there are very strong feelings emerging.

we want to see a democratic Iraq, if possible.

There is no question that the danger is real.

The PATRIOT Act is controversial.

We have seen firsthand how ill-prepared our Nation was for this kind of asymmetrical warfare.

I would contend that border counties fall within that category of high risk, by definition, and should receive a significant part of first responder spending, and not by accident.

I think you are right on on the threat level, and one of the things that has impacted me is the threat targets are pretty well-known.

With respect to interoperability, it is my understanding that for a couple hundred thousand dollars, a community can buy these vans.

The formula under which these monies are distributed really fails to do that.

I think that the ideas that you have on pages 4 and 5 of your executive summary really constitute a bill.

I think that you are not understanding the bigger picture, so let me try another way.

I think it is so important and is very much related to how much power an individual network has to reach Americans.

When I heard about what had happened to the Dixie Chicks, I was literally stunned.

Americans were punished in the fifties and in Hollywood it was called 'blacklisting.'

He has a right to say that.

Thanks so much, Mr. Chairman, for this hearing and for your leadership of this Committee.

we want to really make sure that the American people are not--we always get back to this--deprived of a diversity of voices, be it political voices, music voices, all voices.

I think it is important, Mr. Chairman, as we go along to recognize that.