I think that it is really important that the administration continues to drive policies that are really going to have an effect for small businesses in places like Colorado for our community banks.

The reserve requirements are making it harder for us to lend, not easier to lend.

Manufacturing is perceived, you know, like Charles Dickens portrayed it in his novels.

We need a strong leader in the administration to talk about manufacturing, and we need every Senator to talk about manufacturing.

I want to thank you, DHS, and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for your prompt response to the H1N1 virus.

The epidemic has cost the State close to $1.4 billion, and in spite of the best efforts by local law enforcement, we continue to have one of the highest abuse rates in the Nation.

Are there other steps the Mexican government is taking to disrupt illegal smuggling?

So you are saying that the legal importation has been stopped, but the illegal--I do not know if it is importation or exportation--is still going on?

I strongly support the increase in funds for addressing violence along the border.

Are there any strategies in place to limit not just the ability of cartels to smuggle in massive quantities, but also to produce the illicit drugs in the first place?

We need to improve incentives where we can. We also need to improve capital where we can.