"We're working on some legislation with some other members of the Committee to try to allow some discretion in setting up these types of programs in other parts of the country."
"When you are confirmed to be the Attorney General of the United States, one of your principal responsibilities is to make sure that access to our legal system is available to all of our citizens."
"We've had a lot of discussion about the crack cocaine issue. When you take a look at the statistics..."
"I would like you to review the laws that you have, the tools that you have today, and come back to us..."
"I want to call your attention to one other area which could be a concern, and that is the use of rendition, where the United States has custody of individuals and turns them over to other countries, w..."
"We need to concentrate on reducing the nutrient levels that are suffocating the Bay."
"You need to have an effective way to determine whether there is toxic lead dust."
"President-elect Obama has said that he looks forward to signing legislation that will return the traditional role of the Clean Water Act."
"Thirty percent of the problems in regard to nitrogen oxide comes from the air into the Bay."
"I ask for your commitment to find ways in which EPA can play a constructive role in reducing the number of children in our Country that have been exposed to lead."
"The clear science is that we have to regulate runoff issues."