We all stick together.

I am very proud to recommend Gary Locke to be the next Secretary of Commerce at this important time in our Nation's history.

I think that's exactly what we need to be doing because, as the Admiral mentioned, this isn't just a DOD problem; it's a problem for everyone.

I'm worried about compassion fatigue with our nurses, and I know that's a recruiting issue, and a retention issue.

I am very worried about our domestic industrial base. I am worried about its long-term ability to provide our military forces with what they need to accomplish their national security missions.

Clearly this is a real challenge. We all want the best aircraft at the end of the day.

We want it to be good for the warfighter and good for the taxpayer, which leads me to the question of whether a dual buy is a viable option?

I want to make sure that we maintain a domestic industrial base that can respond to the ongoing need of our warfighters.

the Army's deployment schedule and adequate care of both soldiers and their families is very important to me.

I really do appreciate it.

I know from experience that we need someone to head the Commerce Department who has a detailed understanding of this delicate and very complicated issue.

Governor Locke is the only Commerce Secretary nominee, to my knowledge, who has personally negotiated a fishing treaty to balance fishing and environmental interests.

I think that the worst thing we can do is to not talk about it.

I find the trend very disturbing because these crimes are happening at all.

The time passage of pending Congressional legislation is crucial to implementing the full vision of this project.

If we don't start thinking about it now, we're going to be in a bad place.

Senator Murray, the Navy has the Sexual Assault Victims Intervention Program (SAVI), which was established in 1994.

We continue to see reports--and Admiral Mullen, I know combat-related stress is a great concern for you.

Expanding TRICARE coverage to 'gray area' retirees must be weighed against costs and the ultimate impact to overall force readiness.

I wanted to personally thank all of you and everyone you oversee for the tremendous work that they do.

We have to think about the future while we are thinking about today.

The Reserves and particularly the National Guard have some unique concerns when they're deployed.

We are following it and hoping that we can keep it going as long as we have kids out there who need a second chance.

Hope to is not a definite timeframe.

it will be dead on arrival if it lands here in Congress.