"Part of it is evident in public opinion polls. President Chavez's popularity has shot right back up."
"As long as Venezuela is using drug trafficking as a part of statecraft, it will be very difficult for us."
"I think it is over 1,000 homicides this year."
"So what they face in Puerto Rico today is similar to what we saw in south Florida in the 1980s in terms of a transit point, an entry point from the Caribbean on."
"The opposition will have its elections in early February and will elect a candidate."
"Is there a resource problem in Puerto Rico? Do their law enforcement agencies have a resource problem in terms of dealing with the complexity of this?"
"This is a domestic obligation of ours. This is not another country. This is under our jurisdiction, and these are American citizens."
"I think it's one of the things we can do something about immediately."
"That's correct. Thank you for having this hearing. And this is an issue that predates my service here."
"There's just so many victims that have told me and share their stories."
"One of the things we can do something is about is what you're talking about, and that is the credit rating of individuals that have been directly impacted."