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I mean, saying we need to have a conversation somewhere down the road about this, that is not leadership.

I think the immediate target should be reducing the deficit by 2.5 percent of GDP.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I appreciate the testimony of our expert witnesses today, and like many of my colleagues am very concerned about steps we can take to get the economy back on track and to deal with these problems of spending and…

There will be some big issues debated here, and I look forward to engaging in that debate.

The importance of maintaining that leg of the triad is, in this Senator's judgment, critical. It sounds like, from what the Senator is saying, he understands that as well.

If you make an assumption that you are going to take the additional 20 delivery vehicles out of the bomber fleet, you would take it from 60 down to 40 at a time when we have about almost 120 bombers in our inventory. That is a significant…

Putting the games aside and doing the right thing.

It's like a new little card or something on our computers, right?

There's no question that Al Qaeda and other groups continue to explore weaknesses in our air transportation system.

I applaud the FTC's cooperation in delaying implementation of their red flags rule to wait for congressional clarification on this issue and thank Senator Dodd for his assistance in drafting this legislation. I am confident that our…

The Pipeline Safety Program is funded through user fees.

I want to come back to the point I made earlier about the positions authorized by the PIPES Act.

We owe it to those who lost their families, friends, or homes in San Bruno, and to those affected by the oilspill in Marshall, to find out what caused these accidents and to take steps to prevent them from ever happening again.

I remain concerned, however, about the approach of the Administration's reauthorization proposal, which is the basis for the Committee's deliberations.

It's critical that confidence be restored and that the utilities and the regulatory agencies responsible for pipelines are held accountable for the safety of their pipelines.

I hope that the representatives from the National Transportation Safety Board and the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration will also update the Subcommittee on the accident that occurred in July in Marshall, Michigan.

Creating a budget every year doesn't seem to be the best way to save money.

The fact that we are a nation at war . . . calls for sustaining the current military force structure