We enjoyed working with you.

I think one of the really important things about this endeavor is that--General Clapper, you understand how important it is...

There are some wonderful things that are happening in committees in the Senate.

Thank you very much. I think you have really done a good job as Director of Management and Chief Performance Officer.

In the past, GAO has suggested that the Joint Reform Team provide Congress with 'long-term financing requirements for security clearance reform.'

My hope is that enough progress would have been made on this that you all could say that this is off the high-risk list.

I rise today to speak on the late Senator Stevens as we prepare to travel to Arlington Cemetery to lay Senator Stevens to rest. Today, Janet's and my thoughts and prayers are with the Stevens family and the others who died, were injured…

If you are an attorney out there and you get a chance to get a lifetime appointment if you become an administrative law judge for Social Security, that is quite an incentive.

It is an American tragedy, in my view. And I am sure it is not consistent with the intent of Congress.

But the fact of the matter is there are some wonderful things that do happen in the Senate, and one of them is this wonderful relationship that I have had with Senator Akaka.

If the State level is the first level of determination, then to me that is the most important.

What kind of peer pressure does your organization exert on your judges in terms of meeting high standards?