I absolutely believe so, Anderson. And at the beginning you talked about Megan's Law passed in 1996. I was there in the Rose Garden when it is passed. But it's never enforced.

I say number one legislatures should pass the laws to let law enforcement do their job and go after these guys.

We need to be pro-active. We need to pass the laws. We need to stiffen the penalty. We need to give law enforcement the ability to go out hunt for these guys.

This closed-door briefing was for specifics. They didn't have specifics.

92--or approximately 60 percent--of those 155 requests were granted under the broad justification that notice would have the result of 'seriously jeopardizing an investigation.'

Governor Murkowski said Alaska will sue the Federal Government if they do not get 90 percent.

Would you answer for the record then whether they will be kept at the 2005 level, which is basically what the congressional directive was?

Well, I am glad to hear you say whatever we designate in the legislation.

So they would be kept running at the 2005 level?

I just wonder how these figures come. I really would like a very clear answer.

Then we have the potential effects of cuts to the fishery budget at the Lake Champlain management office.

Does that mean you will or will not ignore the congressional direction in the 2005 appropriations to increase the base fishery budget in 2006?

I had mentioned the Budget Committee's language which says that we will get $2.4 billion in revenues in 2007 from lease sales on the Arctic Refuge.

I am really very seriously worried about the budget and how it affects my State.

the money for dealing with endangered species and threatened species in Alaska is reduced by $1 million.

I think that she has done an exceptional job in handling an agency that is very important to Colorado, and the nation.

You have wonderful staff. They have been very cooperative in working our way through this.

I think those people just come up with reasons to make it tough.