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Would you like to have people in China--do you think that is important?

Even if it's banning whole sets of products, until we are sure that there is no lead in any of them, period.

If you need any additional legislative authority from us to do it, let us know.

I hope in the appropriations process we can insert some of this language, so that we not only increase the funding for the agency, but we give it the authority necessary to fix the problem.

you do get people manipulating the marketplace

But I think we're asking for problems in this.

We're going to start shutting all of these down.

But isn't it best to say, 'Look, if there is any lead in any of these products, the products don't enter America, period.'

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Ms. Greenberg, I hope you'll work with us on statutory authority, that I hope we can put in the appropriations bill and that the authorizing committee will agree with, so we can move that through rapidly, so that…

you're set up, almost, to see the occurrence of problems

Chairman, I want to hear you say, 'These products are not going to enter our stores.'

Do you believe you need the authority to enforce these standards that you've articulated?

If you need more statutory authority--and you've said you'll ask us for that. You should use it like a club.

I think that we ought to do here. Until we are sure that the system has changed and won't produce the same sort of products that we've seen.

the FBI used the USA PATRIOT Act when it executed a covert search of Mayfield's home.

the Justice Department has not produced any compelling evidence that the USA PATRIOT Act has been essential in preventing al Qaeda-style terrorist plots.

the administration has repeatedly stated its intention to expand the USA PATRIOT Act.

I would urge the Committee to tighten the roving wiretap authority to prevent anonymous or dragnet wiretapping.