Roland Burris

Well, do you think that the President's position on credit cards and the latest promotion will help the situation at all?

Thank you, Senator. We are going to call on our Ranking Member, Senator Collins, to see if she has any questions or comments.

I just want to throw out something to this distinguished panel, because I am an old bank examiner, I am an old auditor.

My time has run out on this round. But one question I hope that each one of you can respond to very quickly, what can we in Congress do in reference to this?

To really bring us into the 21st Century.

Because you are in Homeland Security where some information is going to be pretty vital in what you are doing...

I certainly appreciate your comments and am looking forward to hearing what the testimony of these experts is going to be.

The technology is only as good as the people who are dealing with it.

We should change some laws

Did you ask about tweetering? What is it, tweeting?

I cannot speak to the security posture, but what I can say is that is one of the reasons the President moved forward...

We are fortunate to have a President who has pledged to rely on this knowledge and to embrace technology.

I have had more complaints about local law enforcement officers in the county jails and on the streets doing racial profiling.

If you are confirmed, would you be willing to hold a moratorium until you are sure that all of the local law enforcement officers have been properly trained and understand what the authority is under 287(g), which is not to stop people…

I want to congratulate you, Mr. Morton, on your nomination. I understand that your record in the Justice Department is outstanding and impeccable.

I certainly will be looking forward to FEMA's response when the Mississippi River starts overflowing and the New Madrid fault starts acting up.

I think that we must certainly be prepared to deal with what we have coming down the Mississippi River out of North Dakota and Minnesota when that thawing occurs.

There is now a great deal of racial profiling.

I just want to be on the record as having expressed my concern about that situation as I compliment what we are doing for our veterans.

Any number of Federal agencies could contribute to stability operations.

The use of soldiers for AgriBusiness teams caused holes in various units.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

I have to go over to another meeting, so I won't be here in round two.

I understand you have to use military personnel to do that rather than civilian personnel that would be in there contracting to help them do it.

So they're not drawing down on your numbers of servicemen because they have to deal with the local community as we try to do nation building, especially an Africa man?