For that reason, I was extremely pleased to join so many of my colleagues in cosponsoring the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009.

I am deeply disappointed that our mothers and sisters have to face not only the rising tide of unemployment, but also what amounts to a gender tax.

The persistence of any element of unequal treatment that prevents any American from achieving the full measure of her potential, while enjoying the full benefits of the rights guaranteed by our Constitution, is simply unacceptable.

We want to support the effort to modernize Quantico.

That is a lot to put on the FBI, the database, et cetera.

I would hope, as we go through this process, in addition to looking at the FBI, DEA and ATF, that we also look at what we are asking the marshals to do for this initiative.

Hubble is the people's telescope, and it wanted to have another chance to be able to educate a new generation of scientists and school children.

The administrative funds, have those been put to use, or has the timeframe just been too short?

I think this country has made the right decision in ensuring that hard-working people, who lose their jobs through no fault of their own in an economic downturn, have some support until they can get themselves back on their feet and find…

It's also economically the right thing to do, because if you're not paying your mortgage and your house goes into foreclosure, that means one more house in the neighborhood that's under water, and it has an impact on everybody else, all…

I'm very proud of the fact that the Congress took this action. It was the right thing to do from a moral perspective, and it's the right thing to do from an economic perspective, and now we've just got to make sure it works.

I mean, I'm going to the edge of my chair, I'm going to sound like Bill Nelson, launching.

But the administration is counting on these 8 flights to be done by 2010.

The reality is that rocket science is hard. It is not a cheap venture, and it is not without risk.

They need to know that the Department of Justice is free from politics and ideology.

This approach was reviewed by the Supreme Court during the 2000 Census.

I believe Southwest border violence is a very significant threat and if we don't intervene aggressively now, it will have horrific consequences to our security.

Let me tell you what I worry about. First of all, of course, the safety of our communities.