this august senator winehouse, bloomenthal and bennett and i traveled to afghanistan and pakistan with one focus of the trip. this question about ieds and you sent a letter you may have gotten and want to ask about that topic. we wanted to focus your attention on what the pakastanis have done or not done. i would argue that despite the assurances they gave us on our trip and assurances that they would take this matter more seriously and implement the plan they had that they presented to us. it's my judgment to say that they are slow in implementing that and focussing on the networks that are moving these parts that become the foundation of these roadside bombs and whatever we refer to them as that are killing our troops on a regular basis in afghanistan or wounding them. let me ask you one question. as a predicate to that as well, we want to thank you for your determined leadership. you have been persistent in pushing the leadership to help. i am grateful for that. the basic question is, from your observation of their actions or inaction, do you think there measurable steps they have t

autos prosecutors have noticed this, other prosecutors like rudy giuliani rudy giuliani, senator bloomenthal won high office by racking up impressive conviction records. >> they will comb books and find something. >> this could happen to you. you can take any law that they think you broke and take you to trial. and... whether you win or lose, you're going luchls by the time you're done fighting it, you're broke. >> of course, the government never goes broke. >> they must have spent a million dollars on it. >> i heard they spent $5 million. >> how much snn? >> i've had clients spending $10 million ik not even imagine how much money they spend prosecuting my husband. >> the fed tried jill's husband, jack and lost. but instead of apologizing for getting it wrong they threaten to fine him $37,000 a day. >> a terrible crime did the government say they committed? trying to build a house on their own property. >> the county gave you permission to build? >> yes. and inspected foundation. and approved it. >> you started to build. but... a government-owned drainage ditch was clogged with logs. jack as

senator bloomenthal talked about 99% of women in their lives who are sexually active have used contraceptivesh 80s for catholic women. 55% of americans agree in this poll employers should be required to cover contraception plans. 58%, so higher than overall-americans, 58% of catholics agree. isn't the issue really between catholics who want to use contraception in a way the employer should stay out of it and offer the choice? >> it's not just catholics, it's any religion. it's requiring any organization to provide services that violate their belief system. look, our constitution, our whole system of government provides for freedom of religion. this is a clear infringement and this is an example of what we're going to get with government-run health care. it's not just the catholic church that's pushing back. you see it already on a broad basis across the country. this is -- it's the wrong approach, and i think you're going to see a very, very strong push back until the administration does do the right thing and reverse it. matter of fact, myself and others have legislation to do just that. >>

i just returned from a trip with the senator mccain, bloom bloomenthal from afghanistan, i egypt, libya, israel, and you never know when danger breaks out next. there's obligations in the pa civic, and that's -- pacific, and that's very important. there's budges that have to be maintained sufficiently to meet the challenges we face, and i do believe that the remaining five sticks of the budget almost half of it not touched at all with any reduction in spending have got to be a little more than half. that is really just a challenge to us. we just can't balance the budget on the back of the defense department, and if we break faith with those fabulous men and women deployed repeatedly away from their families, placing their lives at risk, if they see what we've done as this proportionally targeting them for the wasteful washington spending that's been going on, we would have broken faith with the best people this country produced, and i hope and pray somehow, mr. chairman, we can work this out, and i know you share on those concerns. >> thank you. senator sanders. >> thank you, mr. chairm