Richard Shelby

So, basically, our prison systems, State and Federal, are challenged, to say the least, are they not, on rehabilitating----

About a third, more or less----

Thank you, Madam Chairwoman.

I have visited Eastern Europe and the Ukraine and other areas where a lot of the human trafficking of young women that have been abused... into forced prostitution.

The IED threat that we face at home or could face in the future makes the work of TEDAC probably more important than ever.

You're going to have to get ahead of the terrorists in many ways, are you not?

Without a plan to address such threats or a process for regularly reevaluating priorities, the FBI will find itself playing catch-up with the criminal elements it seeks to eliminate.

To remain effective, the Bureau must have the ability, I believe, to refocus and retool to address emerging threats.

The mission of the FBI is broad and multifaceted. Its responsibilities include, among other things, investigating terrorist attacks and cyber threats, targeting health care fraud, leading the Federal Government's efforts to analyze…

But we are going to do everything we can to fund NASA.

Yes. As reflected in a recent public speech, I set forth three core principles that are grounding the SEC's review of equity market structure and guiding further actions.

This is a very important hearing. It is important for us to hear on the Appropriations Defense Subcommittee

Is the Fed inconsistent?

I would like to direct this, first, to Chairman White. It seems in recent months that the SEC has become a lot more aggressive on its enforcement, which I think is more than welcome in this country.

What has bothered a lot of people in this country for a long time, that when you enforce something and people pay huge fines--huge--and they do it without admitting any wrongdoing, either criminal or civil, you know, sometimes.

I commend you for that. How are you working with the other regulators in ferreting out wrongdoing.

There is growing concern over the level of transparency with the Ex-Im Bank's transactions.

We must do all we can to help them thrive.

I believe we must continue to look for ways to shore up the export deficit.

I believe that the Ex-Im Bank must do more to help small businesses succeed.

But that is an untapped source we have, I believe, in America.

We treat Siemens no different than we would treat General Electric. They make the goods here. They employ Americans.

We should set the example here in the United States, and the Fed has historically.

I started wrestling with the GSE reform, as you know, and others probably, about 10 years ago.

I'd be interested in future opportunities, if there are some, in co-production of this system in the United States should the need for an Iron Dome materialize.