Missile defense would have done nothing to stop 9/11.

The concern has been that the driving force here has been to create a new circuit in the Pacific Northwest from those States, and the concern has been that that is not a diverse interest because the reason for the movement to create a…

It would seem to me that rather than leave a case like that which so impacts the history of what this Nation is all about, a very solemn Pledge of Allegiance, the entire circuit would sit.

I would suggest that if we were to do this and do it right, it is going to have substantial cost to it well in excess of $100 million.

Well, I think that is important.

I will only reiterate the concern expressed by my distinguished late colleague, Judge Wiggins, who sat in Congress and who pointed out repeatedly in opposition to my distinguished colleagues that we should have a circuit made up of the…

The reason historically that there has been a three-State principle has been, I believe, the need to have at least six Senators in order to get the resources for a circuit because the Senate has such a vital role in confirming judges.

I particularly want to make a comment on Judge Wallace because I remember him appearing, I think, when he was chief judge on this same subject.

That is the fundamental question: Would a split improve the administration of justice and, if so, what should that split be?

I share that concern.

I am sure that is right. Thank you. I am sure that is right.

I think that is a very important point.

No, I think you know, we don't want to waste money.

I really appreciate that, Mr. Dubois, this is really serious.

Thanks very much, Madam Chairman, and thank you gentlemen for your service.

But there is agreement on Yongsan, and the price?

I believe that the Department of Defense has a responsibility here and that we really have to get cracking and get this stuff cleaned up and out of our water supply.

Well, let me just say what the signal was, we had some major problems fitting in the European basing towards the end.

We're no further--we're no clearer.

The frustration we have is there were moving parts last year too.

Texas doesn't have enough--no, never mind.

I think that's somewhat disingenuous.

So in other words, California's standard, you're not going to abide by that, I recognize it's a goal.

You clearly didn't put the money in for the Vandenberg fitness center, right?

So the commitment is to put them in the Future Years Defense Program (FYDP).