Perhaps other members of Congress should be briefed on this because, Anderson, they're being blindsided by all of this right now.

We're a little sick and tired of this idea that only the people on the Intelligence Committees are briefed on this.

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Madam Chairwoman, let me acknowledge the leadership that you and this subcommittee have provided to the FBI.

It has been a remarkable transformation. And it's occurred under your leadership, organizationally a phenomenal feat, and under your stewardship.

My concern is that this will have a chilling effect on morale.

This is a self-inflicted wound on us. This is not what an external threat from a foreign country or organized crime is doing to us.

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Your leadership has transformed the FBI from a domestic law enforcement agency into a global antiterrorism and anticrime police force.

Today, all eyes are on Boston. We just sustained the first terrorist attack on the United States since 9/11.

What would have happened in Boston if we had been under furloughs?

Director Mueller is one of the nighthawks, always ready for that 3 a.m. phone call.

Chairwoman Mikulski, Ranking Member Shelby, and members of the subcommittee, I would like to close by thanking you for this opportunity to discuss the FBI's priorities.

I'm concerned about the negative impact that it has, first of all on the people who work at NIH and those who participate in the extramural programs.

I just wanted to just tell you in the warmest way, and to my colleagues, what a sense of joy and pride that I have representing NIH.

I'm going to work with Senator Harkin and Senator Moran across party lines, to make sure they get the kind of allocation they need to do their job.

As Senator Mikulski said, in my home State of Maryland, we have already moved forward there.

The fact is there's no excuse if we don't act on this legislation.

legislation is really necessary. The Executive order the President put into effect is a very important step, but legislation is necessary to really give us the tools we need.

We have now 40 years of history of how to address the issue of rape.

So it's not better. It has to be pretty near perfect.

I am deeply troubled about what we face during the sequester.

You know, they identify management problems, give us a heads-up if we're heading to some technology boondoggles.

What troubles me about your answer, sir, is that you're treating this as a cluster of individual cases rather than a nationwide problem.