Barbara Mikulski

I mean, I'm going to the edge of my chair, I'm going to sound like Bill Nelson, launching.

We're talking about thousands of people who've really served the Nation with fidelity and reliability.

Let's go to the Soyuz, which is our only way that, if our astronauts get into difficulty, we can return them safely.

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

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

The administration is committed to flying the Space Shuttle 8 more times to finish the Space Station.

The reality is that rocket science is hard. It is not a cheap venture, and it is not without risk.

I would have trouble supporting a budget that is poised to eliminate a real manned space program and instead maintains the fantasy of one.

I think President Obama has made an excellent choice in selecting you.

We have got a lot to build on, and if we can work together, I think we can make a difference.

I am very proud of the kind of task forces that are being used in Maryland right now.

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

Each administration has been rather tepid, timid and uneven in dealing with demand.

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

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.

I would hope, as we go through this process, in addition to looking at the FBI, DEA and ATF, that we also look at what we are asking the marshals to do for this initiative.

I believe there is another 'pandemic' in the United States, and that is the insatiable demand for drugs.

What you are saying is that right now you are doing an inventory of who is there at Guantanomo Bay and what is the right way to dispose of them.

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

I think the fear that many have, whether they are Governors or those of us who are elected national officials, is that we don't wake up one day and we hear that there are 100 people coming.

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

But Mr. Attorney General, are you saying that there is no immediate or imminent release of prisoners who would be placed on the shores of the United States of America?

So it is just not an inventory about a person and what did he do and how bad he is and what we should do.

They need to know that the Department of Justice is free from politics and ideology.

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