It's very hard to sustain what has increasingly become an unpopular war--because we believe we need to do it if we're ever going to stabilize that part of the world and prevent terrorism from growing.

If you look at all of them, they're unbelievable--that we use chemical weapons, that we are occupiers, that we may use a nuclear bomb.

A deadline focuses the mind.

I was absolutely dismayed because I thought that comment of his, talking about us as occupiers, plays right into the hands of a common enemy, the Taliban.

I also want to thank Senator Stabenow for co-sponsoring this bill and for supporting it as a member of this subcommittee.

Thank you, Chairman Udall and Ranking Member Burr for holding this hearing on the Sleeping Bear Dunes Conservation and Recreation Act.

continue to serve as an important strategic tool for General Petraeus' counterinsurgency campaign in Afghanistan.

I have been a long-time supporter of cost/benefit analyses and think they have a very critical role.

Boy, that Timberwolf was one (EXPLETIVE DELETED) deal.

I think you know that is an important rule that is being considered.

I would hope, Mr. Chairman, that we can take up this bill again.

Such legislation is critical to the Administration's objective of protecting the global financial system and strategic markets from abuse.

I think it is important that we have the testimony from law enforcement here this morning.

The terrorist threat on the Northern border is higher than on the Southern border.

a key priority is to establish a cooperative [ballistic missile defense] relationship with Russia.

Cooperation with Russia in our missile defense efforts would send an important signal to Iran.

It is an important group because if you have the support of community, whatever community it is, working with law enforcement, it is a great source of American security.

Will you take a look at that, Madam Secretary, that issue of whether or not Detroit is on an international waterway?

The bill would substantially advance the Administration's fundamental interest in ensuring the availability of meaningful beneficial ownership information about companies created in the United States.

before new capabilities are deployed they must undergo testing that enables an assessment under realistic operational conditions against threat-representative targets to demonstrate that they can reliably and effectively help U.S. forces…

I am optimistic . . . that we will make significant progress this year in cooperating with the Russian Federation on missile defense.

we have an opportunity for meaningful cooperation that will enhance security.

I am very leery about giving Presidents more power.

To just suggest that such a rescission is not additional power to the President is simply wrong.

I noticed that the more recent President Bush did not even ask for rescissions.