These law enforcement turf battles are unacceptable in this post-9/11 world.

Our first obligation is to American workers, and to encourage, if not hold accountable, those firms that are looking to fill spots to first turn to the talent pool in America.

I hope that you would look at them and implement them immediately.

I am a little bit exasperated because of President Obama's commitment to openness and transparency in Government.

I generally ask that my letters be answered within 2 weeks, but, on average, replies were 371 days.

It would seem to me like you would want to--not you. Everybody would want to get them cleared up.

the bottom line is price controls do not work.

Senator Durbin's goal of including something on the credit card statement showing how long it will take to repay a credit card.

I think common sense dictates that it would be better to have more investigators looking for illegal drugs than not having more investigators looking at illegal drugs.

I want to also recognize, as a couple of my colleagues have, the efforts of the President of Mexico.

I have been hearing about the need to reform law enforcement authority to investigate under Title 21.

AIG executives should apologize for taking bonuses, resign, or -- get this -- follow the Japanese example, his words, and commit suicide.

you can have irresponsible Republican Congresses, you can have irresponsible Democratic Congresses, and if they overspend, eventually it is going to bring about inflation.

I think our last year has shown that more aggressive activity on the part of the CFTC is really needed.

With so much money in the housing market, unscrupulous individuals found a marketplace that was lax in regulation and enforcement, making it easy to commit fraud.

I think it makes sense to fold oversight of the Bear Stearns and AIG bailouts into your office.

The economic crisis that the country is experiencing began with problems that were related to the overleveraged, overpriced, and unsustainable housing bubble.

I believe that as more Government money is pumped into the system, ... we are going to have more whistleblowers come forth.

It is my intention coming back, although I do not have any idea ahead of time how much Senator Reid wants of our time.

In these times of Federal financial intervention in the marketplace, we need heightened awareness about how taxpayer dollars are being spent.

I consider them very courageous people. They bring forth a lot of valuable information.

Gil Kerlikowske is the right man to address these challenges.

He is a cop's cop and his perspective was shaped controlling the streets in Florida, New York, and Washington State.

The drug war will not be won on the streets.

These multi-agency Federal local partnerships require cooperation and compromise.