Richard Shelby

We owe them a debt of gratitude, as well as you, the leader, Mr. Mueller.

The FBI has also been charged with this national security mission.

What more vile crime in the world than to do harm to children.

The FBI does keep America safe. It is an agency that is on the job 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Senator Shelby and I want to stand very close sentry over anything that could be cost overruns where our budget is heading in the direction of a boondoggle.

I don't have any more. I think the Secretary understands my concern, and I think he shares that.

We do--we have had cost savings in other areas.

Is it going to work? I guess my bottom line.

It's a lot of money.

You've got to fix it, you've got to change it, you need a divorce; otherwise, you scrap the whole program.

The taxpayer gets two satellites with only five instruments for $12 billion and a launch date delayed until 2016.

I think that's smart.

The administration has created a National Export Initiative to meet the President's goal of doubling exports in 5 years, which we all support.

I assume you would be--of NIST taking on a larger role in supporting forensic science disciplines, including an increase in appropriations for this purpose?

Strengthening Forensic Science in the United States: A Path Forward, which was highly critical of the current status of forensic science in this country.

When will you be--begin to require NOAA to use transparent surveys and real, verifiable, independent data before assessing the health of a fish stock in the gulf?

The management of it is troubling. NOAA continues to use, we've been told, flawed data methods and survey programs that lack any real independent data.

It must proceed in as reliable and accurate manner as possible.

The census is vastly important to the representation in Congress and the allocation of Federal funds.

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

I'm pleased to serve beside you, once again, and want to thank you for your continued leadership on so many of these subjects.

It's been my understanding, from serving on this subcommittee many, many years, and the Armed Services Committee, before this, when they were developing, you know, the Stryker.

The question, I guess, now, General Casey, is, How long would it take, if we do go a double V-, or something like that, -shaped hull on the Stryker, to give them the MRAP-like protection, give them more protection?

Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I'll be brief. I just want to join you in welcoming Secretary McHugh and General Casey to this subcommittee.

If we can do that, though--the Stryker has a lot of utility that some of the other vehicles don't have, right?