I will gladly yield and let Senator Corker go ahead of me--I understand the Senator has an amendment to offer-- with the understanding I be allowed to speak for 5 minutes after he is done. The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so…

I could not agree more, but, you know, human beings being human beings, we all make mistakes.

I do not believe there was much of an effort to deliver comprehensive immigration reform in the first year, and I do not think it is Congress' fault.

I would just suggest that maybe we look at changing the system a bit so that people who are away from home never really believe they are away from home, that somebody is always watching.

Let us go to the recent tragedy in France where you had a young French citizen, a Muslim, who went to, I think, Pakistan to study at a madrassa there, came back to France and engaged in horrific acts of terrorism. Do you worry about that…

I think some of these terrorist organizations are actually trying to come to our country and recruit within our own.

Would you agree that probably the idea of homegrown terrorism and attack from within is greater today than it was, say, maybe 5 years ago, the radicalization?

The only reason I suggest that we need to maybe look at little harder is because we are lucky to have found out about this.

I would like to thank the Senator from Wyoming for yielding but, more importantly, for his leadership on the subject that brings us all to the floor. The National Labor Relations Board has gotten a lot of attention lately and for reasons I…

If there was ever a reason to fix our immigration system, this hearing highlights it.

And here is the problem we have. If you are an Air Force member and you have an American Muslim in the group...

I cannot say I understand, because I do not.

But there comes a point in time when the rest of us have to defend ourselves and our way of life.

Well, what we should be looking for is actions by individuals within groups, statements made that send signals...

I will be glad to discuss that. I have enjoyed the opportunity to create legislation that would allow States to opt out of Medicaid's expansion under this bill. About 30 percent of the people in South Carolina will be eligible for Medicaid…

What options does DOD have to achieve savings in fiscal year 2013 if the NDAA becomes law late in fiscal year 2012?

Did you take into consideration the increasing complexity of administering TRICARE in the development of your reform proposals?

What are you doing in your oversight capacity to ensure that family programs are not reduced during this time of war?

I think the committee would appreciate in writing anything that you need from us, Uniform Code of Military Justice changes, regulatory changes, funding requirements, new positions, so that we can say in Congress we have done everything…

is cost neutrality of a managed care option like Prime compared to fee for service still desirable, still achievable?

Secretary Hale and Dr. Woodson, we received a 32-star letter embracing these proposals, so among the senior military leaders, there is no dissent, is that correct?

They are a very valuable part of the team, cannot do the job without them.

Sequestration--I hope in a bipartisan fashion--we can stop that. That would be devastating according to Secretary Panetta to do $600 billion on top of the $400-plus billion.

if sequestration is allowed to go forward, are we creating a hollow force and diminished support for military families and schools?

I think it is very important before we make a decision how to get to $87 billion, that the civilian workforce, if it is going to be reduced just a fraction of the Active-Duty Forces and Reserve folks who wear the uniform, I would like to…