The last issue I would like to raise, and then I will turn it over to my colleagues, is many of you mentioned this issue of requiring milk solids to be in milk.

The issues that we are addressing today are about invasive species.

The opportunity that we have in front of us is to address this economic crisis, and new energy markets are the greatest market opportunity of our generation.

We must have an efficient and effective regulatory structure to ensure a vibrant economy, economic growth, adequate liquidity, and appropriate oversight and accountability.

Few, if any, cities in the country have really felt the effects of the economic collapse more acutely than New York, New York City, the State that I represent.

We really do need to address the 8.5-percent employment rate nationwide, and we have to make sure our small businesses have the resources they need to grow and create jobs.

As the President has said, we need to win the hearts and minds of the Muslim world, particularly in countries where we have become so invested.

I want to commend your recommendation and the President's appointment of Ambassador Holbrooke to the region.

I strongly support Judge Sotomayor's nomination and firmly believe her to be one of the finest jurists in American history.

President Obama has chosen one of the country's outstanding legal minds with his nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to the United States Supreme Court.

It took a very long time, about 171 years, to get the first woman on the Supreme Court.

President Obama has chosen one of the country's outstanding legal minds with his nomination of Gerard Lynch to the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.

I would hope that the Senate and the House will look very carefully and will urge the President very strongly to externalize most of that $17 billion...

I want to begin by thanking our witnesses for being with us today; in particular, I want to recognize our first witness-- Secretary LaHood.

I would like your thoughts. One of the recommendations that I particularly appreciated... was focusing on healthcare IT.

Many of the people who are doing this full time, we have heard some of the figures that the uncompensated care that is going on is in the billions and billions of dollars.

I would urge you to look at all of Medicare and Medicaid in the same pattern and all of Federal employee health benefit.

In my home State, there are over 330,000 people suffering from Alzheimer's disease.

We must do better for those suffering from this crippling disease.

Iran's stated interest in nuclear technology is one of the most serious national security challenges facing the United States and the entire international community.

Iran is a chief supporter of terrorist groups like Hezbollah and Hamas, supplying them with both weapons and financial assistance to carry out their attacks.

Iran's nuclear quest is an existential threat to our ally Israel, the Middle East as a whole, and to world stability.

Thank you for your extraordinary leadership.

They're very worried about being able to afford their retirement.

They feel enormous economic insecurity, and financial insecurity.