We share your emotion, we share your passion, and we share the hopes and dreams for this mission.

I think my colleagues did not realize that many of the people who work at the FBI would be considered nonessential.

I am really proud of NOAA.

And I'm not saying I advocate that.

Is this one of the top flashing lights for the next Secretary of Commerce to stand sentry over?

So, we want every and all talent to count.

What are the consequences of the continuing resolution to you--not to you, but to the Department of Justice?

If we don't spend the money now, when will we spend it, and will it ultimately cost us more?

I don't want a boondoggle in terms of the lack of weather coverage, and I don't want a fiscal boondoggle where, because we are not smart now, we pay huge amounts.

this is an American issue. So, you're not fighting this by yourself. You can count on me as a full partner on this.

Part of the reason there's been a slow growth is because they've been prosecuted, and they know the FBI will come after them.

I believe we have four wars. We have Iraq. We have Afghanistan. We have the war at our very own border, the Southwest Border war. And I believe we have an enduring war in cybersecurity.

And I think we all share it.

Predatory lenders continue destroying families and communities across the United States and undermining faith in our financial systems.

I'm all for that. Everyone at this table is for a more frugal Government. But, what I don't want to be is--I'm ready to be frugal, but I don't want to be foolish.

In other words, these are bottom fishers. I mean, the prosecutions have been a form of prevention of further activity.

What are you doing to make sure that NASA contract management is back on track implementing the GAO recommendations?

Well, first of all, that's very encouraging. And we know you took the GAO flashing yellow lights very seriously.

Now, we have, in other hearings, been talking about asking administrators about the consequences of the continuing resolution.

We have already cut--or at least the Senate was willing--many in the Senate were willing to cut up to $50 billion.

The only two prominent people I don't know from Ohio are Mother Theresa and Nelson Mandela.

We did not get additional resources in the 2012 budget.

Let us protect the ideas. Then I am going to ask you about NIST, which is to create the standards, so that your product meets American standards.

I would like to say this to my colleagues.

We want to congratulate the FBI on what it is doing in mortgage fraud.