I am proud of the work the Senate has done in the last week in creating accountability and responsibility in corporate America.

my legislation to get a buyback program going on the West Coast has not been embraced by this administration.

We have got to have a capacity reduction program immediately so we get the right number of fishers out there at the right time catching the right number of fish, if we're going to have a sustainable industry.

I think you have correctly identified that, without the dollars, it's simply not possible to do the work that needs to be done.

the West Coast groundfish industry has just been flattened, and Senator Gordon Smith and I have a buyback bill.

I think it is clear you have a lot of support here, and particularly on the proposition that your key programs are going to need more resources.

But first responders cannot help us win this war against terrorism with bravery alone.

the single most important thing to improve emergency response and to save lives is to enable these first responders to talk to each other

I really see it as a model for an area that I am interested in getting into, and that is to mobilize people in the science and technology area.

I do believe that the Congress, working with the Administration, can make sure that the dollars available buy the biggest possible improvements in preparedness and safety.

I am very pleased to have the opportunity to work with the Bush administration on a bipartisan basis.

I am going to in my legislation that I have talked about on a number of occasions--we are going to make some funds available under my legislation for some pilot projects to promote communications interoperability

I think it is clear you have a lot of support here, and particularly on the proposition that your key programs are going to need more resources.

I think it is critical for the Congress in addition to making sure that there are adequate resources for the first responders...

I want you to know that I am going to be working closely with you and the Administration

I think it is obvious, Mr. Chairman, that there is a new appreciation for the bravery of this country's first responders.

The last thing you want to do is to get talented people, say, from Intel or Microsoft or these leading technology companies, to basically come on into a very difficult situation and sort of stand around and get in the way.

But first responders cannot help us win this war against terrorism with bravery alone.