"One of the principal reasons is in order to have the resources, the diplomatic and the military and the development resources, the focus, the capacity for lots of other important threats, to deal with..."
"I am really concerned about the points that have been raised by other members here about the very destabilizing impact on Pakistan of our role in Afghanistan and the lack of the resources to really ma..."
"I can see that my time has expired, and not wanting to go over my time, I will simply say how grateful I am for the testimony of the panel and the opportunity to follow up on some of the proposals in ..."
"And I would just be interested in whether similar protections are currently given to entities that share information with the existing information-sharing and analysis centers."
"I understand the value of immunity in terms of speeding up cooperation. I just wanted to flag my concern about how this balance is struck going forward."
"It is an honor to convene this hearing of the Senate Committee on the Judiciary."
"I wanted to hold this hearing here in Delaware because our State has a strong history of working together with its federal partners to deliver safer communities for our citizens."
"This legislation has provided state and local police with the funding they need to hire or retain officers who would otherwise have to be let go due to budget challenges."
"9/11 taught us that the old way of doing business, when each police department, law enforcement, or intelligence agency acted as an island unto itself was counterproductive and, indeed, in the context..."
"Building off the lessons of the attacks of 9/11, Delaware police and their federal partners have created a system of collaborative policing that builds on the strengths of each."
"Thank you, Chairman Leahy."
"As you can tell, someone with his role as both an authorizer and an appropriator in federal law enforcement-related activity and with his long experience and intense interest is a tremendous resource ..."