Tom Carper actually said...

Just about every day we see more violence along our border with Mexico. I think we are partly to blame for that.

Let us be very clear in our mission: A terrorist attack or a major catastrophic event knows no municipal, State, or Federal boundary.

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

Unfortunately, the Senate recently has lagged in the latter regard. The Deputy Attorney General is a key operational leader within the Depar...