S. HRG. 107-769 DEPARTMENTS OF COMMERCE, JUSTICE, AND STATE, THE JUDICIARY, AND RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 2003 ل 60 A6 HEARINGS BEFORE A SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS ONE HUNDRED SEVENTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION ON S. 2778 107th no. 54 main AN ACT MAKING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE DEPARTMENTS OF COMMERCE, JUSTICE, AND STATE, THE JUDICIARY, AND RELATED AGENCIES FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDING SEPTEMBER 30, 2003, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES Department of Commerce Department of State Federal Communications Commission Federal Trade Commission Nondepartmental witnesses Printed for the use of the Committee on Appropriations Available via the World Wide Web: http://www.access.gpo.gov/congress/senate 78-462 PDF U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE For sale by the Superintendent of Documents, U.S. Government Printing Office COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS ROBERT C. BYRD, West Virginia, Chairman DANIEL K. INOUYE, Hawaii TOM HARKIN, Iowa BARBARA A. MIKULSKI, Maryland HERB KOHL, Wisconsin TED STEVENS, Alaska BEN NIGHTHORSE CAMPBELL, Colorado KAY BAILEY HUTCHISON, Texas TERRENCE E. SAUVAIN, Staff Director LISA SUTHERLAND, Minority Deputy Staff Director SUBCOMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, JUSTICE, AND STATE, THE JUDICIARY, AND RELATED DEPARTMENTS OF COMMERCE, JUSTICE, AND STATE, THE JUDICIARY, AND RELATED FOR FISCAL YEAR 2003 TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 2002 U.S. SENATE, SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS, Washington, DC. The subcommittee met at 10:01 a.m., in room SD-138, Dirksen Senate Office Building, Hon. Ernest F. Hollings (chairman) presiding. Present: Senators Hollings, Mikulski, Leahy, Kohl, Murray, Reed, Gregg, and Domenici. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL STATEMENT OF JOHN ASHCROFT, ATTORNEY GENERAL OPENING REMARKS OF SENATOR ERNEST F. HOLLINGS Senator HOLLINGS. General Ashcroft, they have a vote on and maybe it would be better for your presentation if we run to get that vote and come back quickly. Attorney General ASHCROFT. Sure. Senator HOLLINGS. Let me then call the committee to order. There are two votes. We will at least let you present your statement here. It will be included in its entirety. We welcome you to the committee and you can highlight your statement as you wish or deliver it in full. I think that would be the better way, since we have two votes. ATTORNEY GENERAL OPENING STATEMENT Attorney General ASHCROFT. Mr. Chairman and members of the subcommittee, I am honored again to appear before this subcommittee to present the President's budget request for the Department of Justice. First, an overriding priority of this Department of Justice and of this budget is to protect America against acts of terrorism and to bring terrorists to justice. Since my last appearance before you, America and the world have been awakened to a new threat from an old evil, terrorism. (1) |