I authored and Congress passed and was signed into law, it directs the Department to look at moving the Office of Commercial Space Transportation back under the Secretary.

I would like to hear your views on whether you share my concerns for the need to modernize and upgrade our air traffic control system.

Texas has received less from the Federal Highway Trust Fund than the state has contributed in gas tax receipts.

I just ask your views on how overregulation slows down transportation projects.

I want to talk about several topics quickly, because we have limited time.

We live in a dangerous year and a dangerous world. And after the last 8 years, we face a circumstance where many of our friends no longer trust us and many of our enemies no longer fear us.

I think your performance today has reassured this Committee and even more importantly, has given comfort to the American people that you will be an Attorney General who will faithfully apply the law without partiality.

You are a friend; you are a man of integrity. You and I have worked closely together on this Committee, on the Armed Services Committee, and I have every confidence you are going to make a superb Attorney General.

the State court's opinion was, 'particularly unreliable and misleading.'

The Alabama State Bar adjudicated that matter and on February 16th, 2000, the State bar unanimously dismissed the complaint.

It is particularly unfortunate when that attack is not backed up by the facts.

Well, you also omitted the fact that the evidence in the case showed absentee ballots had been tampered with.