A fictional space program will always be faster, better, and cheaper than a real space program, but it won't be one.

Could you say here today that the top priority of your office as the Attorney General of the United States would be to protect the American people from terrorist activity at any cost?

Thank you again for appearing before the committee, but also thank you for the job you're doing as the leader of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.

You have to have that type of a vehicle, yes sir.

With the shift of thousands of agents from the FBI's criminal mission to counterterrorism, a significant burden has been placed on our State and our local law enforcement agencies.

But you are going to have to get your arms around those costs there because ultimately, as Senator Mikulski has pointed out, you come back up here to the committee and we have trouble finding money if the costs keep going up and up in not…

Isn't that a dicey thing to do? Do you know of any community in the United States of America that would welcome terrorists, former terrorists, would-be terrorists, people trained as terrorists that have been incarcerated at Guantanamo Bay?

But we would like to know for the record because we fund all these things.

We are not delegating anything to ACORN.

the Census Bureau should not partner with organizations that have shown systemic problems with both accuracy and legitimacy.

The sooner we move these nominees, Mr. Chairman, the better.

The Nation relies heavily on the Department of Commerce to maintain America's competitiveness within the markets around the world.