any Secretary of Defense should ask tough questions, maybe not particularly politically popular questions.

Sequestration has created a level of budget uncertainty that makes this much more challenging.

Certainly, continuing to fund research and development efforts in these areas will accrue to us in the long term in terms of huge, huge cost savings for DOD.

What has already been deemed reasonable should be a reasonable requirement when guns are sold regardless of how or where they are sold.

This issue is not about abrogating Second Amendment rights. It is about reasonable limits on those rights.

Gabby and I were elected to the House of Representatives in the same year, and her courage continues to inspire us.

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.

Senator Hirono. Can you tell me what led to you creating this special court and how it's working?

As we say in Hawaii, aloha.

I think it's important that we have diversity in the judiciary, just as we should seek diversity in Congress.

Thank you. I would like to just do one follow-up question.

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.