"Thank you for effectively addressing many of the questions surrounding Fast and Furious."
"I think perhaps for me one of the most important aspects of your testimony today is really the vigor and intensity that the Department of Justice is devoting now to stopping gun trafficking and drug d..."
"I want to join my colleague Senator Coons in expressing my determination that there should be more assistance and sufficient support for our police on the streets of Connecticut."
"And would it be fair to say that the Mexicans are increasingly becoming good partners in this effort?"
"I am particularly concerned about the effect on veterans and the possibility that they may have been treated illegally."
"I wonder whether we can expect criminal investigations or other investigations that will be aimed at going after fraudulent documents."
"I am pleased to call this hearing to order and thank Chairman Leahy, the Senator from Vermont, for giving me the chance to chair this very, very important hearing."
"On October 31, 2011, President Obama issued an emergency declaration covering the entire State--all eight Connecticut counties."
"How could this be, my constituents would ask."
"I have a number of measures that have been reported out of the Senate Judiciary Committee to address human trafficking by contractors on our military bases in Afghanistan and Iraq not only because it ..."
"If any companies have been suspended or debarred for human trafficking in particular?"
"I appreciate it."