Ben Cardin

I think there is a general consensus of the importance of the SBIR program, that it will create jobs much more efficiently than the other recipients;

We will not always agree, but I think it is important that we have these candid discussions.

I think you have restored the confidence of the American people in the Department of Justice being there for all the citizens of our country.

I strongly agree with you, and I think most of the Members of Congress strongly agree with you, with that statement.

Let me ask you, if I might, about voting rights cases, because we have not really touched on that too much during this hearing.

We need to have better understanding from the international community as to what America is doing in regards to its detention policies.

It is important that it be an open process. And I just would urge us, we need to develop what is right for America.

I must tell you, I thank you very much for your comments as it relates to placing due process in regards to those that are going to be detained.

It appears like it was an intentional effort, and I think the Department of Justice activities here could be very helpful to make it clear that we will not tolerate reverse redlining.

The best way to deal with that is the stated policy of the peninsula being without nuclear weapons.

If they have the capacity, the proliferation issue is going to be there, and we know that.

We are moving under legislation that was, I believe, passed last year, to designate a new special envoy for North Korean Human Rights.

The human rights record of North Korea is just outrageous; one of the worst countries in the world.

This is something that we just need to continue to raise, to point out how outrageous that type of action is.

The fatal mistake that the United States made in this effort--and has caused significant damage to America--was the fact that we said we could do this alone.

A lot of this technology growth is international in some respects and if companies are prohibited from being engaged internationally, their viability is affected.

I would just ask that you review these programs to make sure that we're not disadvantaging American companies.

I certainly support that.

It's one thing to enter into agreements, it's another thing to put up the resources to implement those agreements.

I just really want to put that on the table as we are talking with the Russians and making progress toward a new START Treaty.

We're very proud of the role, Senator Lugar, that you have played here, and we look forward to the continued progress in making the world safer.

We want to see transparency. We want the information to be made available to us.

Public health dictates that we take action.

I think it is pretty intuitive that drinking brown water is not healthy for you, as it gets darker and darker.

It is incredibly important for EPA to reassert the role science plays in its decisionmaking.