Barbara Mikulski

This white collar crime--insidious, virulent, and despicable--is really undermining our families

I believe it is an abomination to victims, law enforcement, and the Constitution when Congress, the Department of Justice, and the White House blindly ignore the professional opinion of the most renowned DNA experts in the world.

We think the FBI has the right stuff. We want to make sure that we have given you the right resources.

We want to have a chance for you to amplify the needs that that unique unit has.

We want to be able to send a message to those who want to bilk American families

The country is at war right this very minute with cyber attacks on the United States

We are incredibly proud of the FBI and the job that we ask them to do in our own country.

We need a spirit of reform. We need a spirit of watchdog.

This job, to head up CYBERCOM, is going to require expertise, leadership, and know-how.

I think it's often underestimated and it's undervalued because it does come in under everybody's radar.

I would like to re-echo Senator McCain's sense of urgency about another war that we're fighting south of our own border.

I strongly support his nomination to lead Cyber Command and I urge his quick confirmation.

I think you have been given an enormous responsibility. And even if this law doesn't pass--which I hope it does--if we give you more responsibility, we have to give you more resources.

See, I am observing a pattern here, which is not only with the EEOC, but a variety of agencies.

I think having a permanent chair will help move the agency toward fulfilling the expectations that people have.

My problem has been that the EEOC has been leadership starved, revenue deficient, and expectations that they have been unable to fulfill.

I would like to thank Senator Mikulski for her leadership and her help in getting us the resources we need to rebuild the agency.

One hundred thousand cases. Now, one of the arguments against our bill that was being discussed here is, enforce the law on the books.

So, yes, we should enforce the laws on the books, but we need to have--don't you need, No. 1--I mean, you are doing a great job as an acting director. But don't we need a director?

I am here this morning wearing two hats--one, the authorizing committee and one of the original co-sponsors of the paycheck fairness.

Congress originally passed the Equal Pay Act in 1963. It was to end, and I quote, 'serious and endemic problem of unequal wages.'

The Paycheck Fairness Act is a modest, common-sense reform that closes numerous longstanding loopholes in the Equal Pay Act.

Thank you to This Subcommittee for Fiscal Year 2010 Funding and to Senator Mikulski for Statements at the Recent Help Hearing Regarding Backlog and Need for Confirmation of EEOC Nominees.

Most recently at the March 11, 2010 HELP Hearing on Pay Equity, Senator Mikulski raised the critical issue of EEOC backlog and pressed for confirmation of permanent leadership.

DOD has a critical shortage of mental healthcare professionals.