"Mr. Gonzales, you are the first U.S. Attorney whose office has a full section focused exclusively on addressing crime in the Native American communities."
"I think it's important that we have diversity in the judiciary, just as we should seek diversity in Congress."
"Senator Hirono. Thank you very much."
"Thank you. With your indulgence, I started this hearing by thanking Chairman Leahy and Senator Grassley for scheduling this hearing so that we can fill these vacancies as promptly as possible."
"As we say in Hawaii, aloha."
"But you do know that under the BCA [Budget Control Act], there are going to be caps, and the caps are not--well, they don't look like you are going to be able to recoup any of this."
"So as you work through the 2014 budget, you have already looked at the impact of the caps with the caps in place?"
"I think that we share the concerns about the blanket waiver of the Jones Act whenever the reserves are tapped."
"So does that mean that every time that there is a release from our reserves that we are going to see a blanket waiver?"
"I hope all of you will sign onto this bill and consider pushing us, moving us forward quickly."
"These commonsense reforms among others included in the bill will help to implement our tourism strategy."