While we have made great strides since 9/11 in improving transportation security, the Department of Homeland Security faces ever-evolving th...
this is something that we will want to watch very carefully, because I think it has some pretty strong consequences if it's done, and if it'...
I think they're doing a great job.
For years, I've worked with my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to strengthen our Nation's port security and our transportation network...
I hope that you will talk about that issue and how you intend to address it, because I think it is very important for us to know that our sc...
I secured an amendment that increased the number of U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers by 275.
A terrorist incident at a major U.S. port could cause a devastating loss of life and deliver a huge blow to our economy.
were you consulted about the security issues that would surround such a trial, before the Attorney General made that decision?
A stable security situation in Afghanistan and Pakistan is vital to our national security.
Nobody wants it more than he does.
I have felt, ever since I got this job, that we have been too focused on the central government in Kabul.
We want to communicate to the Afghans this is not an open-ended commitment on the part of the American people and our allies around the worl...
the July 2011 date was chosen because it will be 2 years after the Marines arrived in Helmand.
How do we refine and narrow the mission to make it achievable, and achieve the objectives, in terms of our own security?
I think the other audience, frankly, is the American people, who are weary after 8 years of war, and to let them know this isn't going to go...
Our hope is that the President's speech last night, and his decisions, will help change the political dynamic among some of our allies.
we need to think in terms of a very long-term willingness to work with the Afghans.
We are not an occupation force. Afghans must take primary responsibility for defending their own country.
