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If we aren't able to avoid the sequester, are American lives being put at risk?

The Russians are making huge moves in the Arctic with regard to new bases, with regard to new airfields, new Arctic command, claiming territory over huge swaths of the Arctic.

I wonder if we shouldn't be developing a theory of deterrence similar to nuclear deterrence in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1970s.

I think it is the next frontier of warfare.

The Arctic is emerging as an enormously important and strategic area.

I am concerned that our cyber-defense system is just that, it is defense, and that we don't have an offensive capability.

I don't want to return to the post-September 11 days when we had a lot of intelligence capability, but they weren't talking to each other.

To respond to the Senator from Texas, I hope that will not happen. I have put forth a way forward for this body. I want to ensure that the Department of Homeland Security is fully funded throughout the fiscal year. I want to ensure that we…

If I could respond to the senior Senator from Texas, he raises an excellent point. I would bring up a quote that is just one of those 22 quotes in which the President has said over and over again that he would like to do more on…

It concerns me that all of our discussions about cyber are essentially defensive.

I believe that it's critically important that we move legislation that provides for that sharing so that we have more vigorous defense.

If you have a deterrent and don't tell people about it, it's not a deterrent.

But, a--as you just testified, a 10-to-1 ratio of offense to defense going into a city like Mosul means you're going to have a large, well-trained force.

The closing of the Guantanamo Bay detention facility remains a top administration priority and a national security imperative.

I am disappointed that the President's budget has slashed funding for this program.

I hear repeatedly from police officers... about how essential the RISS Program is in their efforts to fight violent crime.

I have also spoken at a graduation ceremony for a drug court in Portland, and it was really inspiring.

I am disappointed that the administration's budget cuts $5 million from the drug courts program.