I appreciate that clarification for the record.

I want to talk a little bit about the U.S. Attorneys and the supervision of U.S. Attorneys.

We know that the overwhelming percentage of people who are incarcerated on crack violations are African American and minorities.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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.