But we do know that there is anti-American sentiment in Pakistan.

I think that is an excellent point.

I rise today to recognize the importance of investment in our national infrastructure on the occasion of the bicentennial anniversary of the National Road. On May 7, 2011, Americans will gather in Cumberland, MD, to celebrate the…

I just point out there was money available from the recovery funds, and to me that was a missed opportunity.

I take it from your testimony you would be supportive of a creative opportunity in that regard?

Security you rank first. There's been at least three other issues that have been raised. That is the air conditioning, the plumbing, the electrical.

You've got to have a plan for Baltimore here, one way or the other.

It's a tough job to be a judge, but then taking on this responsibility in addition to it, God bless you.

The building engineer report determined the building to be in fair condition...

I'm going to fight, I know Senator Mikulski's going to fight, and our congressional delegation is going to fight to make sure this courthouse is safe.

There is no money for new construction. All of our 2011 projects are now 2012 projects.

This building is not set back, as you would have a building built today, correct?

We have to take into consideration situations where there is simply not enough room in the building for the judges to do their work.

I am not going to support new judges unless I think there's adequate space for the existing judges.

I'm very serious about at least this Senator's vote on new judgeships until we have adequate space for our existing judges.

My motto has been 'Better Schools, Safer Streets, and Stronger Neighborhoods,' and I believe that a Federal courthouse can help promote all of those things.

So is this building adequate from the point of view of blast protection?

I'm not sure that you're going to get support on the appropriate use of Federal funds at this time to change an entrance to the courthouse.

But when I have no secure sally port, when I have no independent corridors, when I have judges' chambers that are right off public corridors...

At what point do you come to the conclusion that you just are throwing good money after bad, that it just doesn't pay to try to fix a building, but to replace it?

That's also, it looks like, for planning. We were also the largest single project in 2006, fiscal year 2006, at $30 million for strictly the design.

It says that GSA lacked sufficient oversight and control to ensure that courthouses were planned and built according to authorized size.

Congress is going to have to come up with the money.

The world has changed since 1976.

Well, where I take exception for you, it seems to me what you're saying... you're basing it on 1976 construction.