Barbara Mikulski

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

We both have a big investment in NOAA. So we look forward to working with you.

We are really going to have to--

I believe there is a cornucopia of opportunity in our great American mosaic.

I think what you will observe is that we have a great admiration for NOAA, but it needs a lot of reform.

Well, Mr. Secretary, this is terrific because, number one, I am glad you are taking it so seriously and are so hands-on on it.

Are you looking at this program related to the digital coupons not only to help our people be able to afford the conversion?

So if you are from Arkansas--like we in Maryland have the Maryland Broadband Cooperative, which is like a little TVA for broadband in our rural communities--when would they be able to apply for grants?

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

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

I believe in what President Reagan said, trust but verify.

Mr. Secretary, are you confident that, number one, the census is going to happen?

What we need to do is look at the mission of the agency, what it is that the President wants to do, but also we need to look at the three R's, which is to reinvigorate our Civil Service.

I believe that some of the issues around contracting out, lack of resources and so on, were at times very demoralizing to our staffs.

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.

The census should be conducted in a fair and accurate manner for all political parties and people.

The 2010 census must remain free of political tampering.

I have three criteria that I use to evaluate all executive branch nominees: competence, integrity, and commitment to the core mission of the Department.

Dr. Johnson will effectively implement President Obama's priorities of developing clean energy and addressing global warming.

I wholeheartedly support Dr. Johnson to be our Under Secretary of the Department of Energy Secretary.

I strongly recommend John Berry for the Director of the Office of Personnel Management (OPM).

DHS representatives had previously denied that DHS had any information regarding the MSP investigations targeting these protesters.

It shows the enthusiastic support that Mr. Gensler enjoys from the Maryland delegation.

The funding I included in the CJS portion of economic recovery package for crime victim compensation programs will be in addition to their annual VOCA grants, and will not be deducted from their annual VOCA grants.

The Senator from Minnesota is right that this is an issue in Maryland, as well as nationwide. As the economic recovery package moves to conference, we will work to ensure mechanisms are in place for this critical program to be quickly and…