This interrogation, rendition of terrorists had been going on before the Bush administration.

The Associated Press reported in April that Mexico has seized more than 2,702 grenades since the start of President Felipe Calderon's term.

Without truly supporting and building upon the human and heavy-lift launch capabilities that are already under development, our astronauts will have no choice but to wave at the Russians, perhaps the Chinese, and possibly astronauts from…

We have worked extremely well together on this subcommittee sharing many of the same goals and expectations.

The Department of Commerce plays a vital role in our Federal Government and is in dire need of a leader to oversee the programs and agencies that are in distress.

The FBI's role has changed dramatically, Mr. Director, as you know because you've been in the leadership there since 9/11.

I look forward to working with you in a bipartisan fashion.

Does the Department have a legislative plan regarding these expiring provisions of the Adam Walsh Act, which I think and others thought was a good piece of legislation?

A lot of us were alarmed when it was discovered that the Census had plans for using ACORN as a partner in the 2010 census.

Are you going to provide leadership there? Will you work with us on that?

You cannot stop everybody from failing. You have to have a mechanism where the people who were unsuccessful get taken over and replaced by people who are successful.

I have a deep faith that continues to this very day, that markets do a better job disciplining risk than bureaucrats do.