"This all-night debate has no impact on me whatsoever. It's clearly not an opportunity for a serious debate. We don't have to stay in all night to have a serious debate on Iraq. We can do that in the d..."
"What many of us are looking for is a new strategy that would not be a precipitous pullout, with all the problems that that would cause."
"In drafting Section 550, the intent of Congress was clear and unambiguous--this statutory provision provides the Department strong, interim authority for up to three years until permanent, comprehensi..."
"He has take charge strong approach. But I think you will see him reaching out more to Congress."
"I have investigated a lot of examples of wasteful federal spending and I have never seen waste on this scale. The magnitude is just incredible. And it seems to be a bottomless pit."
"For example, FEMA did not verify the identity of all of those seeking assistance. So we had people in jail applying for FEMA aid for rental assistance, believe it or not."
"There were several findings that I found particularly troubling. The first is the blatant insubordination of then-FEMA Director Michael Brown. It was clear that he was disengaged from the onset of Kat..."
"FEMA is discredited, demoralized, and dysfunctional."
"That it involves potential unknown threats against a large number of potential vulnerabilities, that language is very troubling to me."
"I am more convinced than ever that the process was truly flawed."
"We can't keep them honest enough."
"Susan Collins, a Republican from Maine, told Chertoff, his agency's efforts were an alarming and unacceptable failure."
"Do you swear that the testimony you are about to..."
"Another political fallout from Hurricane Katrina. The White House will shortly begin providing more documents to the Senate committee investigating what went wrong."
"We can't find any evidence of a request to FEMA to get supplies to the Convention Center."
"Pam became Katrina. The simulation beam reality, and optimism became the awful truth. We were not prepared."
"We will critically examine the legal structures and authorities that define who is in charge of assets that must be brought to bear in such a catastrophic event. In its first major test since 9/11, ho..."
"Counterfeiting, because it's extremely lucrative and easy to get into, is the mechanism that terrorist groups have discovered and are exploiting."
