It doesn't appear to be the priority in the Department of Commerce that we think it should be.

I'm going to give you full credit for dismissing the case against the late Senator Ted Stevens...

I want to state a concern that I have about the National Park Service pushing for construction...

Thank you, Madam Chairman. Mr. Attorney General, we will have questions for the record, but I wanted to pursue this public integrity unit's misconduct against Senator Stevens.

The Gulf of Mexico is the site of so many of our hurricanes, and tornadoes, and horrible weather, and yet, we see failures in NOAA.

the report demonstrated significant widespread, and at times, intentional misconduct by the prosecutors.

I think the Southwest Border has to be as much of a national security issue as any place that we have, and yet this request cuts the Southwest Border funding.

I think we need Guantanamo Bay. I think we need the ability to hold people that are suspected terrorists.

We just want to make positively sure that what happened does not happen again, and I would hope that you would support our insertion of that language again.

Well, thank you, Madam Chairman, and I will echo what Senator Inouye said, and say that you've had a fabulous week.

Despite findings of widespread, and at times, intentional misconduct, the special counsel, Mr. Schuelke, recommended against contempt charges, because prosecutors did not disobey a clear and equivocal order by the judge, as required under law.