I know my time is up, but I want to indicate my very sincere support and my thanks to both Senator Conrad and Senator Gregg for their work, for their leadership, and for their strong advocacy. They have friends. We will support them. And I…

I was appalled to hear of the incidence of animal cruelty documented by The Humane Society of the United States at the Westlands meat packing plant in Chino, California, and I am concerned about the United States Department of…

Any company that slaughters downed animals and knowingly violates the laws and regulations governing sick and downed animals, should have their operating licenses revoked immediately.

Let me just stop you there. You view the TAEPODONG 2--not the 3 but the 2--as a realistic threat to the United States?

I wanted to ask questions, if I might, about the test coming up in May or September because the prior tests haven't been very successful in many ways.

You view Iran as a realistic threat against the United States. A ballistic missile threat against the United States?

It seems to me that the best way to approach this is with an identity document that is biometric.

I think that the Hagel-Martinez scenario, which I voted for, is not really workable because it creates another subclass of people.

I want to just share with you my views as somebody that represents the State with the largest number of immigrants, both legal and illegal.

We do not have the ability to deport 11 or 12 million. We do not have the ability to deport 5 million.

Alan Simpson was the Chairman of the Immigration Subcommittee for a number of years.

I support the legislation's language to add protections to Section 215 of the PATRIOT Act.