Joe Lieberman

I think the committee has made the right judgment in saying that the right of appeal from the military commissions should be to the CAAF and that there shouldn't be an appeal to the Circuit Court for the District.

I agree with you that what we've provided for in this legislation of this committee is well within the Geneva Conventions.

I agree that we hold ourselves to very high standards, sometimes standards that are so high that they are unrealistic and in some sense self-destructive in the context of the war we're in.

I don't think they have the constitutional rights that we associate with American citizenship.

These crimes matter very much to the U.S. Government, that every hate crime victim should be protected.

We are grateful to you for welcoming our Children's Congress delegates to these rooms over the years.

Senator Lautenberg, on behalf of the recognition of the impact of diabetes.

We have to get to work, my friends on this Committee, Senator Collins and the other Members of the Committee.

I want to thank our Chairman, who has been such a wonderful advocate.

I just want to indicate for the press here that Senator Collins has not pulled off a coup.

I am just very honored to be able to sit here today with Senator Collins.

I think it would be fair, Senator, to say the Department is supportive of all attempts to craft Federal legislation bringing transparency.

We should look at that.

I support that legislation. Unfortunately, there have been holds on it.

I can assure you he believes not only in equal protection but in due process.

Since its creation, a common criticism of OMB is that its leadership, no matter what party is in charge, too often has focused on the 'B' at the expense of the 'M'--on budget as opposed to management.

Your answers have been excellent. You are obviously well prepared for this position.

I'm pleased that President Obama has made the drive toward management excellence a top priority across the government.

It is hard to think of a threat to America's homeland security that cannot be better defended against with an innovative application of science and technology.

That should not be the case. The two go hand in hand and if a program is not doing well with the 'M', it is likely to have problems with the 'B' as well and that means the taxpayers are not getting their money's worth.

In my view, the recent increases in the Directorate's budget indicates that S&T's career staff has succeeded in regaining the trust of the oversight and appropriations committees in the House and Senate.

We have not had mention of Karl Marx here in this Committee for quite a long time.

A 10-kiloton device detonated near the White House would kill more than 100,000 people.

Of course, the MRAP vehicles play a very different role or have a different function than either the MGV or the oncoming GCV, correct?

I support the President's budget. The President's budget will get us to where we need to be.