So your answer to that, for my law enforcement people out there who are listening to this very carefully, would be that it is not like we are going to disregard the fact that guns are used with these crack crimes, that you are going to use…

I think that is very important for people to know, and I do think it gets at Senator Feinstein's retroactivity question to some degree, which I think is going to be very difficult.

We are not talking about decriminalizing that.

I think part of this was--which I still see today--the scourge of crack cocaine and what it does and the very violent offenses that get committed with it.

The evidence on drug courts is overwhelmingly positive. It is among the most positively evaluated of all the interventions we've looked at.

What we would propose is through the working group and making recommendations ultimately is either through enhancements or through further legislation that we ensure that those who are trafficking in crack cocaine, for instance, who are…

Thank you for your leadership in this area for so many years.

We're looking forward to the GAO study and trying to get to the bottom of this so we do everything we can to protect kids.

keeping our waters clean in Minnesota actually promotes our economy.

We are here today to hear from you, to do the most important job we do in Congress and that is to care for our warriors.

I cannot tell you how humbling it is to sit here before you.

It is a moral responsibility. Lots of people may say thank you, but the followthrough that we do to make sure that care is absolutely the best available is something we have to continue to strive for with absolutely zero mistakes in this.

We sit here not as individuals but as representatives of 700,000 people in our respective districts.

So for people who don't have the time to wade through all of that, what is your summary of where this money is being spent, so the American people know it is not all of these bonuses and the scandals.

I wouldn't advertise it that way. We know what it is like when people call to vent.

Because you and I discussed the kind of perfect storm that the Justice Department is facing, and you are facing.

Fraud is just so relevant in this particular set of circumstances from the very beginning.

I think that is just another example of the very effective political influence that is going on by a lot of these banking institutions.