Christopher P. Carney: “I had twice at least sworn an oath to protect and defend the Constitution as a naval officer and as a Member of…”

It is my hope that by choosing this subject as the subcommittee's first hearing of the 111th Congress, the committee is making it clear that the Department must put people first.

I strongly encourage the Budget Committee to meet the President's request regarding cancer research funding.

What we end up doing today and this week and this month and this year in this Committee will determine the transportation future of this Nation for generations to come.

I worry about some group, whether it is national or international, that plan and plot a terrorist act that takes place in the United States.