Let us treat it in the same way we treated other serious national security issues: arms control, trade, even human rights.

I would submit to you that experience shows that in the arms control area, for example, the unilateral measures, nuclear freezes, protestations of no first use, have never worked.

the real issue is, maybe I have been around for too long, I was a mayor for 10 years and a Governor for 8 years, the old issue is, what can we do from a practical point of view to do something about it?

Any legislation that passes through the committee should both reduce our Nation's greenhouse gas emissions and make our Nation more energy secure.

I have long tried to encourage the harmonization of our energy, environment, economy and national security.

Unfortunately, national and security concerns have never been prominently considered in this committee.

I have a sincere interest in improving education in the District because of my belief that a world-class education is the best way to help every citizen make the best use of his or her God-given talents.

It has been an unfunded mandate and something that you can argue and say that you definitely--it is a Federal responsibility and one that we should meet.

I think one of the areas that we really are failing in--and the Title I money, are you using any of that Title I money for pre-school?

Why is that?

In other words, these are special things that you have got costs, but relatively speaking, I would think that a lot of other districts, urban districts, would have the same problems.