I am concerned that the President's budget contains a significant cut in the overall science budget for EPA.

It is imperative that these mandates that we make are funded and we are responsible for doing that.

I will ask that Administrator Leavitt take the lead in this Administration in advocating for the renewal of the Superfund fees.

I just want to restate it again, and I am sure I will again and again and again, this is not a polluters tax.

Thank you, Mr. Chairman.

But the point the General is making, if we hadn't taken action, it would take some 20 years, at the rate that we were going, to get adequate body armor to these troops.

I think our actions were the right actions and we are doing a great job over there.

As all of you know, we've talked about the President's budget, and there is, right now, some talk about another $9 billion cut.

I want to thank you also, General Abizaid, for responding to my request in coming and making that excellent presentation at the National Prayer Breakfast.

I think we're going to have to look at it someday in order to be able to resolve these problems

I appreciate very much Senator Lieberman and his activity in seeing to it that we are going to ultimately have a system that is going to defend our American cities, and I applaud him for that.

I will be working very closely with you, Doctor, as we discussed in my office yesterday, on a pet project I have had for quite some time, and that is Indian diabetes and some of the unique problems that we are facing there.