I think as you point out, Mr. Williams, I agree with the breach-notification law. It really cries out for National Federal law.

Thank you, Congressman Pascrell, for your testimony and your leadership on this issue.

We must find the funding in the Federal budget to ensure that these programs are fully funded.

I hope that Congress considers and passes it soon.

Passing this bill into law will go a long way towards establishing a comprehensive protection and response plan to a WMD attack.

I think that is a major gap in the reporting requirement.

I would hope that both DHS and State can update this report so that the other branch of Government, that being the Congress, can do its job.

Thank you, Mr. Roberts. Let me, too, associate myself with your remarks regarding the Navy SEAL operation to kill bin Laden.

denying safe haven to terrorists is an essential component of the U.S. strategy to defeat al-Qaeda and its affiliates.

Eliminating the terrorist's base of operations where they have the ability to recruit, train, and plan their operations is the key to preventing future attacks on American soil.

Congressman, they are coming out of there--and they point at Pakistan--and they are coming over here, and they are killing us.

the State Department did not fully comply with the level of detail required by two laws, two statutes, one being the National Defense Authorization Act and the second one being the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act.