duty. that is the way i was expected to perform as an assistant united states attorney working for attorney general meese part of my career. n that is the way i trained my assistant when i became united states attorney. and if confirmed, that is the way i will lead the department of justice. in my over 14 years in the department of justice, i tried cases personally of every kind. drug trafficking, very large international smuggling cases, many firearms cases, other violent crimes. a series of public corruption cases of quite significance. financial wrongdoing and environmental violations. our office supported historic civil rights cases and major civil cases. protecting the people of this country from crime and especially from violent crime is a high calling of the men and women of the department of justice.