I do not think that is an accurate or fair criticism of the administration at that time.

I also salute you for saying you want to reinvigorate traditional prosecutions in the Department.

You capture enemies. You arrest criminals.

I have said repeatedly that BP is liable and should be held liable for their responsibilities to the extent of their existence.

President Karzai did go there recently, very recently, Sunday, and he hasn't done that enough in my opinion.

Why wouldn't we treat everybody we capture, at least initially, as a prisoner of war, as a combatant that meets the evidence of that?

The Deepwater Horizon disaster is now and remains a very serious threat to our coastal environment, our coastal economy, and particularly, our thoughts and prayers remain with those who, like Christopher Jones, lost family members on that…

One of the things I would like to emphasize is this oil belongs to the American people.

I have offered legislation I think similar to Senator Whitehouse's that would raise the $75 million cap retroactively.

I have always believed we should not offer legislation that we reasonably believe is not constitutional, even though it may sound good at the time and is something we would like to accomplish.

We must do better. And I really want to thank Governor Riley for his personal leadership in leading the effort to coordinate the response with regard to the Alabama area.

With regard to the damages of cleanup, the cost of all the cleanup, is there any question that the responsible party--this case, BP--is responsible for all the cleanup costs?

I have heard some complaints, or concerns really, that this raises constitutional questions about the ability of Congress to retroactively alter this situation.

Legislation--I've worked with Senator Vitter, and we--the legislation that I signed onto does have retroactive liability alterations in the Act.

I would just suggest, if there is a possibility of a criminal investigation, and everyone is presumed innocent, but if there is, the FBI should be involved in that.

America is a leader in the world in that issue, and we do provide safe haven to so many who their lives may be threatened.

I am proud to live in a nation that is so welcoming of those who are facing persecution.

I would note, for example, as I understand it, the Pakistani Taliban who attempted to do the bombing in New York was a part of the TTP, which was not designated as a terrorist, and Senator Schumer is demanding to know why they were not.

This speaks to the generous nature of our immigration system.

Reality tells us that we are not able to solve every problem in the world and we have high duties and responsibilities to be an effective advocate for people who are being oppressed.

President Bush believed in and supported lawful immigration and was generous about it.

I think we have to recognize that every person that is threatened in their home country... cannot be automatically admitted to the United States in unlimited numbers.

I am sure you felt like President Bush was aggressive in standing up for the oppressed around the world. I thought he was.

I believe in offshore production of oil and gas. I believe that we must take every effort to make sure it's done safely.

The companies who've made large profits from production of oil and gas have high responsibilities. I expect them... to pay for the damage that they've done.