I think it should be stated for the record, at least as far as I know to date, there is no indication whatsoever that of the 19 hijackers on 9/11, not one was from Iraq, not one.

Our country's openness, its diversity, its freedoms, and its values are in large measure the target of our terrorist enemies.

In January of this year, I offered an amendment to the fiscal year 2003 omnibus appropriations bill to add $5 billion for the critical homeland security programs.

The only thing that the Administration's position on my amendment accomplished was that of delaying for 2 months or more our ability to secure the homeland.

When it comes to taking away the prerogatives of the Congress under the Constitution to have control over that purse, then that is where I hope we will still be together.

I am committed to giving our troops in Iraq the resources they need to ensure their safety and to win this war.

I think we have an exceedingly important bill. We ought to be allowed to make opening statements.

Well, experience is showing, and the record shows, that the monies are not getting to the local responders through the State channels.

Do I have more time? What is--is my time up?

Making our Nation safe from the terrorist threat could be a bottomless pit.

If Congress gives these additional powers to the executive branch, then Congress's powers, by the same token, are going to be lessened.

The extraordinary feature in the President's request is the extent to which funds are requested for unspecified purposes.