Getting a project started is like moving a ship. It takes a lot of energy to build up momentum.

I do not think it is going to be constructive to repeal a law that, at this point, is so interwoven in our health care system, and then hope that, over the next two years, we will come up with some kind of replacement.

I think that it is not right to deny a constitutional right based on simple, derogatory information that's been reported but not investigated. By contrast, to get on the No Fly List or the Selectee list, there has to be credible evidence that the individual is either involved in a terrorist plot, has terrorist associates or is providing material support to terrorists.

I'm pleased the administration is endorsing the need for legislation dealing with the chemical sector. In the past, the administration's position has been ambiguous.

An expert is anyone who can already do what we want to do.

It is vital that our work be grounded in the evidence and thus accepted by the public.

I wouldn't trust any evidence that the Russians suggest that they could provide.