I'm not convinced that the U.S. military operations in Afghanistan are going to actually change Islamabad's calculations in this regard.

The question of chasing down the financing of terrorism is, to this Senator, a primary concern.

If we are to stay ahead of al Qaeda, we must respond by improving our intelligence capabilities and developing better informed and more comprehensive counterterrorism strategies.

I emphasize enemy combatants must be questioned to the fullest by the intelligence community before--if they are Mirandized, before they are Mirandized and given an attorney.

I want to note my strong support for the decision to try Khalid Shaykh Mohammed and Abdulmutallab in federal court.

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I have expanded on this concept for another provision of the bill that I have introduced, so that all earmarks across all Federal agencies would be rescinded if 90 percent of the funding remained unobligated after a decade.

If we are going to start getting our deficits under control, we have got to find some places where more cuts could be made.

Of course, I was particularly proud to support Wisconsin's successful $822 million application to the program that will extend passenger rail service from Milwaukee to Madison.

I share your frustration at the consistent failure of Congress to confront our long-term budget problems.

I am concerned that the funding for capital purchases of buses and bus facilities under the Section 5039 program is typically completely earmarked.

Very good. And then similarly, during reauthorization, would you oppose the special no-year contract authority and obligation limitation that means that these earmarks never expire?

I had some concerns with the concept of a Special Fiscal Commission. I don't think we should be outsourcing the job that we should be doing.

I am also pleased to see some of the proposed spending cuts in the budget, including a proposal to terminate the Rail Line Relocation Program.

During reauthorization of the highway bill, would you support creating a formula or competitive program to replace the current system?

I was pleased that the Administration included a significant investment of $8 billion in passenger rail as a part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.