our role is to strengthen the judiciary, to make sure that even during these difficult times the whole system is able to do what it has to do on behalf of our communities and on be...
At what point are we seriously impacting the provisions of effective counsel to indigent criminal defendants by cutting our budget so much?
But first I would like to sort of bend a little bit of the protocol of the subcommittee to say from where we sit it has been wonderful to se...
What is interesting, and I don't want to take much more time on this, because it becomes an issue when you have territories.
I am particularly worried about our Federal Defender program, where layoffs have occurred prior to sequestration.
I have had the privilege of having you before the subcommittee both as chairman of the committee, now as ranking member.
Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I just have a couple more questions.
To say the least, the impact is severe.
I am concerned about ensuring the rights to counsel for indigent defendants even in these difficult budget times.
We have nothing to hide. We shouldn't fear anymore, you know.
Unfortunately, we cannot discuss the fiscal year 2014 budget request without talking about the elephant in the room.