And we may have the opportunity to learn more about that in another setting.
Kit Bond
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Christopher S. Bond is a former Republican U.S. Senator from Missouri, serving from 1987 to 2007. He was the first Republican to hold the Senate seat since the 1930s and was known for his work on issues such as transportation, agriculture, and national security. During his tenure, Bond served on several Senate committees, including Appropriations and Intelligence, where he focused on enhancing the nation's security and infrastructure. He was also involved in various initiatives to support Missouri's economy and promote job growth.
I'm not sure they understand it, because the comments I paraphrased were from documents in the King Fahd Mosque.
I believe they saved literally tens of thousands of people by their quick actions.
I believe that Indonesia and Southeast Asia is really the second front in the war on terrorism.
I do not think that even had that wall not been there, there would have been enough information to build the case to find the 19 hijackers.
It seems to me that a lot of leaks come out of this place when too much information comes to Congress.
I certainly agree with Senator Cochran on the need to ensure that our troops have everything they need to fulfill the mission.
Our enemy is the terrorist who targets innocent civilians and the terror organizations and regimes who support terror.
We need to focus our energies on the war on terror, which we cannot afford to lose.
The year 2003 saw the lowest annual level of terrorist attacks since 1969 which indicates that much progress has been made.
The abuses at Abu Ghraib represented a total breakdown in supervision, training, discipline and leadership.
Today we are here to discuss a very important and very difficult problem, that of Alzheimer's disease.
I have been a long-time advocate of respite care for family members who are caregivers for adults with any kind of problem requiring assistance.
Good morning. The hearing of the Subcommittee on Aging of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions will come to order.
That kind of care is so critically important, and we will continue to fight and to work on it.
Well, that is good. I appreciate that. Thank you for that. We would love to be able to fund this and the other things, but we do have a tight budget.
You hate to think of using a GPS locator, normally a great invasion, but that might be the life saver for an Alzheimer's patient.
It will challenge our minds to grasp the significance and the breadth of this problem.
I think you can count on us being very strong supporters of the--what was it--you have squeezed it down to, what, $43 million?
Thank you very much, Mr. McConnell. I regret to tell you that you come before us at a time of very stretched budgets.
It seems to me that whenever I am home, the newspaper or the radio will report a tragic circumstance where an elderly person has disappeared.





