Well, talking about the backlog, you said 850,000, I believe we talked about 840, 850,000 pending cases, and you talked a little bit about in your opening remarks about the hurdles, but can you again talk about what you think are the…

Even my home state has taken this extremely seriously in passing legislation to increase the penalties of human trafficking, and our law enforcement are actively engaged.

Of course, we have talked about the Civil Rights Division, of course it is charged with overseeing the U.S. voting rights laws.

The adjudication and the appeals of immigration matters are central to the proper administration of justice in this country.

I think it was you, Director Brandon, you mentioned that it is important to prosecute individuals who lie on their 4473 forms.

Just as NICS needs to have the appropriate disqualifying records, it also is important for NICS not to contain inaccurate records or records that are prohibiting.

I believe the Founding Fathers wisely included the Second Amendment in the Bill of Rights, and this fundamental freedom protects the right of gun owners and in turn restrains the presence of criminal activity and tyranny.

As a result of climate change, what does science predict--and this will be for either or both of you--increased rates of precipitation or decreased rates of precipitation?

There is a tendency among the general public in the climate debate to cite shorter-scale weather events as evidence for and against climate change.

So, the bottom line is they should be prosecuted, so absolutely.

Of course, tornados are a real concern in my home state of Alabama, and of course other states in the Southeast as well.

The bottom line is the net effect of this untenable backlog situation is to delay justice, in many cases for years.