I promise you we will work with the Coast Guard and others in our Defense Department to see what we can do to bring clar...
Does the DOD believe that U.S.-flagged merchant ships are more secure if they are left to manage their security in pirat...
I just think that we need to, coming out of this Committee, at least make our recommendations to them.
There was phenomenal reluctance. Phenomenal. And that is why I am saying this. I would not say this if it did not pain m...
What I would suggest is that you all adopt the Commander-in-Chief's very words, the urgency of now.
You know, I have often talked about how, in our Country, we believe that we are prepared for emergencies.
I just worry that when it times come for the rubber to meet the road, we will discover there is no road.
This is our watch. This is our watch. And if we fail to act, then I am convinced that lives will be lost.
Should it be updated in light of changed circumstances?
Is it the case that protecting U.S. commercial shipping is no longer among the primary missions of the United States Nav...
I wonder what that means. And I must tell you it pains me tremendously.
If a foreign threat was attacking Americans, say, in Washington, DC, would you recommend that the best response would be...
I would like to caution us in referring to when President Jefferson sent our Navy over to battle the Barbary pirates, be...
I just urge this administration to try to get a conclusion to these war crimes and get these individuals who are indicte...
I think it's very important.
Several of us were in Syria, in Damascus, and we visited the refugee centers and met with the Iraqi refugees that are in...
We're very proud of the work that you have done on behalf of our country.
I appreciate it. I just would observe that their cooperation has been inconsistent over the years.