I strongly oppose the elimination of these programs.

I am worried that the President's ongoing attacks on the Department, in tandem with the retreat from some of the core missions of the agency, are doing a terrible disservice to the tens of thousands of DOJ employees that maintain justice.

It certainly would make both of us very happy if that relationship continues.

That is the question that a lot of people in this climate we are living today... scares a lot of people into not replying.

This country has too many people in prison, and for a country that is so advanced, it is a sort of mark that we cannot figure out, and we have to work on it, and we are committed to it.

I have spent a whole career, 44 years, telling people, and the Chairman knows this, that the territories are part of the United States.

I also support the Chairman going up in space, but only on--with the condition that he allows me to be the one who wakes him up with one of my opening statements.

Suffice it to say, you are operating with a deficit of goodwill on this side as a result.

I am a strong supporter of NASA, have always been, and believe that its program helps America maintain itself as a world leader in space exploration and the scientific arenas that develop those technologies.

I am a little troubled, a lot troubled, since I was born in a territory, in Puerto Rico.

This proud legacy is under threat from the choices you make in your budget.

I believe that NOAA is one of the most underrated agencies under the jurisdiction of this subcommittee.