The census needs to be done on time and it's had significant technological failure and will need to be more manpower intensive.

I want you to know that throughout your agency, there are what I call the worker bees, those wonderful people that under the old pay scale were the GS-5s through the 15s.

I'm so proud of Hubble. You know, it's gone where no telescope has gone before.

We are really going to have to--

This approach was reviewed by the Supreme Court during the 2000 Census.

But the administration is counting on these 8 flights to be done by 2010.

I believe Southwest border violence is a very significant threat and if we don't intervene aggressively now, it will have horrific consequences to our security.

Let me tell you what I worry about. First of all, of course, the safety of our communities.

You've touched our hearts, and you've also made history.

Talk about having a screw loose.

Today we will be in an appropriate classified, secure forum where we can get to know more rigorously what the FBI's doing.

We are very firm that we must guard vulnerable populations against any potential predators.

And there is no contingency plan beyond that, except, 'If we get to it, we'll deal with it?'

the committee extends its hand to you in partnership and ongoing conversation.

I also am going to reiterate what Senator Shelby said about the joint task forces.

I hope we also take a look at all of the agencies and acknowledge the tremendous assets that we have in our Civil Service population.

It reduced our ability to surge resources within our Criminal Branch and meet existing and emerging threats.

That is a lot to put on the FBI, the database, et cetera.

Is the administration developing a comprehensive strategy to really work at the local level?

Hello to all of our astronauts on Space Shuttle Atlantis. You are taking part in something quite historical, not only have you given the Hubble a new life, but you're going to give the Senate a new lease on life.

I really salute Secretary Clinton, when she went to Mexico, and took ownership for our insatiable demand for drugs.

The American people rely on the Department of Justice, and we are passionate about restoring it to what its original mission is.

this is the way we ought to be at the table, I might add, authorizers and appropriators, not only celebrating, but really working together for the good of the country.

Senator Shelby and I have deep, deep concerns about the census management.

the safety of the people of this country in any determination we make with regard to the disposition of any of these individuals.