We are spending too much money incarcerating young men, young black men whose lives could be saved.

We have got to stop this prison industrial complex. We are wasting too much of our taxpayers' money.

We are contemplating filing an amendment to the 1964 Civil Rights Act that would raise the idea of employment status.

The budget presented contemplates adding some 4,700 new employees, including more than about 1,000 full-time positions, in the Medi-Cal/Medicaid arena.

I believe you both understand that the American public thinks that we spend an awful lot more on foreign assistance than we actually do.

If we in turn have countries like China, that is the largest recipient of funds from our planning process, not energized to actively move forward with programs at the village level that make certain those moneys are spent well, then I…

If you will, if we could join in the public's concern and suggest we are going to try to push it below that 10 percent, we might very well create an atmosphere in which everybody thinks they got what they want.

I believe that both our defense people but also the Department of State needs to have our Members, both houses, better know the harsh steps we took to be successful in Colombia and the harsh steps--very harsh steps that may be necessary to…

Let me suggest that it is really important that you all know that this committee is extremely supportive of moving forward with programs that really will save lives and positively impact the developing world.

Indeed, we were successful there because we were able to forge a coalition of partners among a number of countries in our hemisphere who were willing to go a long, long way to deal harshly and directly with the cartels and eventually broke…

I cannot tell you the number of occasions I have had to discuss with people who have knowledge in the arena--Democrat, Republican, largely nonpartisan--the numbers who express great appreciation for not just your homework and knowledge but…

I can't help but wonder if we are not really kidding ourselves in connection with the role that America might actually play in connection with these efforts.