I applaud FEMA for being responsive to the needs and concerns of stakeholders, but I am concerned that this pilot... is not acceptable.

It is inconceivable to me that Treasury has not acted. This is such a glaring loophole, and it does need to be closed.

It is crucial that the Department can identify, measure, and assess what this money has bought and what future investments are needed.

As the Chairman has pointed out, this nomination comes before us at a time when the threat to our Nation posed by illegal drug trafficking is escalating.

The manual will become a textbook for those seeking to penetrate aviation security, and he described the leak as serious.

That does not strike me as a very good sign that 2 years later we still do not have agreements with that many countries.

This is no time to rest, no reason to pause, in our efforts to protect our country from terrorist attacks.

We have been seeking agreements with countries so that they share more information with us on potential terrorists.

I would say to my colleagues that there is a page with a picture of what an ID for a U.S. Senator looks like.

This should be a national priority because this source can produce clean, renewable energy for major U.S. population centers.

This legislation requires the Secretary of Energy to carry out a program of research, development, demonstration and commercial application to advance offshore wind turbine technology.

Do you believe that the Department, and I&A in particular, has now adopted a sufficient process to help ensure the quality of future reports and prevent poorly sourced and poorly written reports such as this one from being released in the…

Detecting and responding to this threat does not fall to the FBI alone. An effective response requires a coordinated effort backed by the support of the hundreds of thousands of State, local, and tribal law enforcement officers on the…

I look forward to discussing these and other issues with Ms. Wagner today.

I believe that communicating clear mission guidance, implementing fair and transparent processes for hiring, promoting, and rewarding people, and developing a structured and inclusive process for building the budget will go a long way…

I&A has significant human capital issues. It has a very lengthy hiring process that often discourages highly qualified applicants.

I am concerned, however, that she appears to lack experience working with State and local law enforcement.

Recent events serve to remind us that the threat of terrorist attacks no longer comes only from countries half a world away, but also from within our borders.

The nomination of Caryn Wagner to serve as the next Under Secretary for Intelligence and Analysis... comes at a time when our understanding of threats to our security is rapidly evolving.

Are you optimistic about securing full cooperation from the Gulf countries?

it may in fact be a helpful signal because it shows that we're not like the Soviets, that we're not trying to stay there and impose our way of life on them.

I think it can lead to success if we implement it the way we should.

Can this work, despite everybody's best efforts?

I think that Afghanistan has a unique place in the historical narrative of these extremists that makes it especially important to us.

I think that the impetus that the President's decision is giving us will change the reality on the ground.