The FBI has been able to disrupt plots in the United States.

I think you are taking action, and I am very pleased to see that.

I am concerned that year after year, the Centers for Disease Control reports that the United States has not made progress in reducing the number of foodborne Salmonella infections that occur.

I have become very concerned about this and will be doing more on it.

I want to thank you for the work your people do in counterterrorism.

I am pleased to know that your agency expects drug companies to fully participate in the agency's policy for withdrawing growth-promoting uses of medically important antibiotics in food animals.

I have had Campylobacter, and I know how serious it can be

Last year, President Obama and I travelled to Fresno, California to outline a drought relief action plan aimed at mitigating the impacts of this natural disaster for farmers, ranchers and residents alike.

This must be stopped.

I have long been interested in this, actually before my colleagues came on, and have tried to be helpful in getting more ag inspectors at our border.

In some areas like Los Angeles, even street gangs are running these trafficking rings.

the quality and implementation of measures to prevent problems from occurring in the first place

One of my disappointments was to learn that the 6-year report of the Senate Intelligence Committee on the detention and interrogation program sat in a locker and no one looked at it.

In 2007, the Bush administration's Justice Department drafted legislation to close what is a gap and prevent a known or suspected terrorist from buying a gun or explosive in this country.

Human trafficking is now the second largest criminal enterprise in the world. It is behind only the drug trade.

the amount of plutonium used in these experiments is very small.

Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman.

I hope to cover two subjects in my 5 minutes. One is the hedge, and the second is a new nuclear cruise missile.

I would be very interested in knowing how it went, what broke down, what was imprecise, what was very precise?

Now, this started out costing $4 billion and being complete in 2016. It's now expected to cost as much as $13 billion and not be ready until the late 2020s.

Of our stockpile of 4,804 weapons, only 1,600 are currently deployed, which means there are 3,204 backup weapons.

Can the $345 million be spent? What if you decide to do something else?

I don't want to see us look back on this as we have looked back on one other project and say, well $600 million has been wasted.

Having reserve weapons may be smart policy, but maintaining two spares for each deployed weapon is excessive.

I very much appreciate the fact, Dr. Cook, that you're looking at it.