Intelligence is our first line of defense against terrorism, and we must improve the collection capabilities and analysis of intelligence to protect the security of the United States and its allies.

The security of the United States, which is so dependent on having accurate and timely intelligence, is not a Republican or a Democratic issue.

I do think that people ought to have some control over their money, rather than the government, just mandating to them how they're going to invest their money.

He [Rubio] is so knowledgeable about this issue ... I'm glad to see somebody with his background step forward and say it's important and we need to look at it.

But the thing we do know is whatever it costs to save and protect American lives in this conflict, we're going to spend.

I think all members of Congress are very concerned about the fact that, while we want to see our law enforcement agencies have every means they can possibly have to combat terrorism, we've got to remember that we've had a Constitution in place for 225 years, and it has served us well.

First of all, war is a very, very difficult thing to deal with, even on the good days.

This is nothing new. It has proved meritorious because we have gathered significant information on bad guys and only on bad guys over the years.

First of all, I don't think that America is truly prepared for a biological or a chemical attack. However, we are moving in the right direction.

It's not the function of Congress to do criminal investigations.

The young folks that are coming into each of your services are anywhere from 17 to 22 or 23. Gee whiz, the hormone level created by nature sets in place the possibility for these types of things to occur. So we've got to be very careful how we address it on our side.

I would never filibuster any President’s judicial nominee, period. I might vote against them, but I will always see they came to a vote.