Janet Napolitano: “The importance of this hearing and the importance of the support shown in the Senate for this legislation cannot be…”

In this moment of loss there is a human desire to come together, to reach out to one another for love and for support.

I think we are seeing today a tremendous betrayal of that promise, and of the people who rely on those programs.

The President has made clear that the Congress can and should act to avoid sequestration in a balanced and fiscally responsible manner.

we are a Nation of laws and not a Nation of men or women, a Nation of laws.