Secretary Hagel, what is the plan for the Department of Defense (DOD) to end the partial mobilization of the Reserve components?

The safety community strongly supports criminal penalties.

We can educate parents, but we can't rely on education alone.

I firmly believe that we can solve this problem through technology.

I'd also appreciate any contention in detail that you have disputing the New York Times story.

I'd also like to ask you what you feel--taking up Senator Klobuchar's argument--what you feel can be done to expand the resources that you devote to investigation of defects.

The Pedestrian Safety Act takes a comprehensive approach to implementing safety improvements to prevent needless deaths and injuries to pedestrians and bicyclists.

A broad coalition representing consumer, health and safety groups, children and older adults, pediatricians, emergency nurses and walking and biking advocates supports the solutions proposed in S. 2284.

S. 2284, sponsored by Senator Gillibrand and others, takes a comprehensive approach to implementing safety measures to protect pedestrians and bicyclists.

This is a very, very important issue, and I appreciate the focus now and look forward to working with you.

I am concerned about the differences there.

You are the health care father to millions of children who would not have health care or mental health services.

You need to reauthorize CHIP so that anywhere from 2 million to 4.5 million children who are currently enrolled will not lose their insurance.

I will support the Administration's request for the $30 million Senator Harkin talked about, for the $58 million for the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority.

We lost more than 3,000 small banks and more than one-half of the credit unions since 1990.

This hearing is important because small depository institutions represent the lifeblood of many communities across America, and especially rural Idaho.

A streamlining of regulatory requirements is necessary to ensure small depository institutions remain competitive.

I cannot stress enough the importance of this regulatory review.