A decision delayed is money and lives at risk.

If we are going to maintain what it is we find so important to each of us, a sense of community, it means we have got to step up...

the real heroes here are the moms and the dads and the citizens of Rutland and of the State of Vermont who are stepping up to work together...

We will remain active and vigilant on the law enforcement side, but it is not enough.

Sometimes you got to forget about principle and just do the right thing.

Attorney General Holder has been very clear with me and my fellow U.S. Attorneys that we need to be smarter on crime, not just tougher.

But you know what? What we know is that when communities face their problems, it is the first step in solving their problems.

The choices have never been wider, but the cost has never been higher.

I could not agree more.

How much time is remaining? The SPEAKER pro tempore. The gentleman from Vermont has 4\1/2\ minutes remaining.

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Our responsibility here more than anything else is to make certain that the missions that we set America on are worthy of the willingness of our civilians who become military people to make the ultimate sacrifice.

Our responsibility is to recognize that we have these Americans who sign up and volunteer, no matter what the mission may be.

This democracy would never work if we didn't have citizens who were willing to put aside their own judgment when it comes to what America's engagement should be and defer to civilian leadership.

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Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Thank you for this hearing.