I apologize. Because we are better than that. We are better than that.

Disclosure of these types of information may present risks to individuals' safety in the violent environment of firearms-trafficking activities.

I am always concerned about people possibly dying as a result of something we might do in this committee.

The purpose of our investigation is to understand what occurred and who is responsible.

When people don't trust each other, it slows down everything. When they trust each other, it speeds it up.

I shall not rest until everybody involved in this process--and I mean that--I shall not rest until all of that is addressed.

I have spent a phenomenal amount of time trying to protect witnesses.

Some kind of way, we have to establish--you know, the majority has some concerns, and I think many of them probably quite legitimate. And there has to be a balance here.

It seems to me that we do have a--there are some serious disconnects.

I will do everything in my power. I will not rest until we bring everybody to justice.

I believe deep in my heart that, some kind of way, out of his death will come life.

We need to do two things--we have two things going on here.

I see this committee as just lower than a court.

I want to make sure that there is no person--I don't care who they are--whose trial is jeopardized, that is able to get away, to get off of charges.

We have to get stuff done. And I can't--we cannot keep our commitment to Ms. Terry by doing this back-and-forth thing.

Nobody can really know how that feels until they go through it themselves.

When Mexican President Calderon addressed Congress in May, he pleaded for us to stop fueling a full-scale drug war with military-grade assault weapons.

I promise you, we will not rest until every single person responsible for all of this, no matter where they are, are brought to justice.

they also deserve direct and straightforward answers from their government about whether more could have been done to prevent his murder.

Do you think it would be prudent to give the Department an opportunity to warn us?

I will remain silent on that one.

I do believe the Department must respond to the committee's subpoena.

the executive branch and Congress can and must achieve both of these objectives.

this Congress will not shrink from its constitutional responsibility and this committee will leverage every power at its disposal to enforce the rule of law.

I think we should be able to achieve both goals.