We in Congress and the American people have tasked our Department of Justice with very weighty responsibilities: protecting the Nation against national security threats, preventing and punishing crime, and ensuring the fair administration…

the President has made not just a wise choice in nominating Virginia Seitz for this position, but I think he had made an extraordinary choice

Thanks so much, Mr. Chairman, Senators Hatch and Grassley and our colleagues.

I certainly hope we will keep that concern in mind as we consider the three nominees before us today.

I like to say that everything I do, I know I can do better.

The fact is that we face a determined, innovative foe, and no machines can substitute for good intelligence, well-trained screeners, and an observant public.

Let me underscore my appreciation of the fact that no single screening technology can ensure our safety. There is no magic bullet.

DHS, in my view, should independently evaluate the health effects of that technology and establish a goal of using radiation-free screening technology.

That is why Senator Lieberman and I intend to introduce an air cargo screening security bill later this year.

And if I could, Mr. Chairman, the last part of my question was what additional resources or staffing do you need, what additional authorities do you need in the Department to enable you to be even more effective on this front?

Now it is the ungoverned areas of the world. It is the wild areas.