Christopher Dodd said...

I'm deeply grateful to John for conceding the gavel to me here to allow me to chair this hearing.

One step the Senate could take during the lame duck session would be passing the bill to establish a Western Hemisphere ...

It is my hope that others in the U.S. Senate will rise to the occasion upon your departure and help focus U.S. attention...

I frankly don't see the sovereignty issue as playing a role as an impediment as much as the sheer ability of the cartels...