I still think there's room for improvement.

I support all of those.

the open architecture of the Internet proposal has become.

we've got to protect their right to do so.

Antitrust-law enforcement, in this town, is almost completely, thoroughly, totally nonexistent.

Rather than a tax increase, I think the first place we ought to look . . . is the tax gap. If we could collect this money, we'd virtually eliminate the deficit.

The longer we postpone the solution to this flooding crisis, the more danger North Dakota, Canada, and surrounding areas will face. The Devils Lake outlet project needs to be in full operation as soon as possible.

The longer we postpone the solution to this flooding crisis, the more danger North Dakota, Canada, and surrounding areas will face. The Devils Lake outlet project needs to be in full operation as soon as possible.

None of this adds up. I mean, it isn't even close. None of this adds up. And the result is, I think, going to be very, very serious damage to the fiscal strength of our country.

I don't think there's anyone on this subcommittee that will ever withhold the resources that are needed to carry out your missions.

I would expect everyone on this committee would feel that we don't want to withhold $1 that is necessary for the safety of the troops.

It seems to me that one of the major goals with respect to our security here in this country is the apprehension of Osama bin Laden.

It is extraordinary that we would call up a unit and they are gone 17 months or in some cases close to 18 months from family, home, and job.

I think that's a critically important weapons program for us to maintain air superiority long into the future.

I think you have indicated in your testimony we need to be judicious about how often we deploy them and how long we deploy them, because they are citizen-soldiers.

I'm not altogether sure, having watched the Pentagon plan in the long term, that we know what's going to happen 5 and 10 years from now with respect to our needs.

Will we look back and say we would have better used that $10 plus billion in another area?

I share some of the same concerns expressed by my colleague from California.