So we expect that message to be very clear to all the people in the Department of Justice as to restoring the confidence that partisan politics will not play a role in the deployment of career personnel.

partisan politics played within the Department of Justice as it relates to the retirement and promotion of career attorneys.

I would urge you all to please respond to those questions as quickly as possible.

I think it's, 5 grams will trigger a minimum sentence of 5 years for crack cocaine violations, whereas powdered cocaine, it's 500 grams, so you have a 100:1 disparity.

the minority use of crack cocaine is much lower than the incarceration rate of minorities for violations of the crack cocaine statutes.

We do have a justice integrity bill which Senator Specter and I have filed that will allow for ten pilot programs to work within each of the U.S. Attorneys.

I would just urge you to take a very active role in that regard, and I thank you for your response.

There are things that we can do as far as the statutes are concerned, and we look forward to your recommendations in that regard.

The Constitution is not only loved and respected, it is the basis of the rule of law of our country.

I appreciate that clarification for the record.

Clearly, terrorism--fighting terrorism was a national priority that, by necessity, received much more attention and requirements for the local U.S. Attorney's Office to devote its resources.

I also want to thank all of you for being willing to serve your country.