"I would agree with you as a former State official that the States are really pioneering and spearheading some of the most innovative and important work in this area."
"although basic research does not begin with a particular practical goal; when you look at the results over the years, it ends up being one of the most practical things government does."
"I am very, very confident she will serve in this position with distinction and recommend her as highly as possible to this Committee."
"This is going to create good-paying jobs for people living in his home State of Iowa and my home State of Illinois."
"In fact, the cost of incarcerating an individual is now in excess of what it costs to send a young person to college in many universities across the country."
"We will be asking you these questions again and again as you come before the Committee."
"I cannot recommend her highly enough to be Assistant Secretary for Policy and Planning at the VA."
"Without empirical data demonstrating that there is a widespread problem that must be addressed through the rules, we stand at the precipice of changing the rules in a way that we know will have a part..."
"Thank you all for being here on a very, very important subject and one that really should have the attention of many more of our members..."
"If the problem is electronic discovery, why not go back to the drawing board and develop reforms targeted just at electronic discovery?"
"Do we have any objective data, anything comprehensive about how much discretion judges use in enforcing those rules?"