"Thank you Mr. Chairman. I thank Chairman Thompson for convening this important hearing to examine President Obama's Presidential Study Directive."
"I think this is an important discussion and, as well, hopefully at the end of the 60 days of the study that the President has authorized that we will have the right answer, and I think that is certain..."
"I am not yet committed to a merger. I think that collaboration is truly key, but there is a directive from the White House and likely we may have that."
"I think security equates to urgency."
"That was obviously a fractured response, and we needed urgent response."
"I want to offer my enthusiast support for H.R. 847."
"Mr. Chairman, if I can further----"
"That means that we have at least $1 billion still sitting? Is that right?"
"I just wanted to make sure that was on the record----"
"isn't it true in your readings that you have seen my state be notorious for, one, poor defense--so let me just say it; I will put it on the record--of indigent as it relates to death penalty cases?"
"isn't the on or the equity on the side of ensuring that indigents get good defense and that that would be a Federal nexus and desire under the Constitution?"
"the idea of provisional ballots is to make sure that there is empowerment."