So we knew what they were looking for?

That scares the hell out of me.

I want thank you all for being here today for this very important briefing.

Make no mistake about it, what China did last week was completely unacceptable and a real threat to American sovereignty.

This Administration owes Americans answers, not only on what happened this past week, but also on what steps we are going to take to ensure that this never happens again.

Montanans and folks all across this country value their freedom, they value their privacy.

But in the end either China is a threat or it isn't. And I think it is a huge threat.

Montanans and folks all across this country value their freedom, they value their privacy.

This is going to happen again.

That scares the hell out of me.

A violation of airspace is a violation of airspace, and to know absolutely that this was of no military threat to us.

I don't want a damn balloon going across the United States when we potentially could have taken it down over the Aleutian Islands.

Senator, thank you for being here, I look forward to working with you.

I want thank you all for being here today for this very important briefing.

I will take on anyone to make sure China does not weaken our country.

Did we know what that balloon was trying to gather?

If we waited to shoot this one down over water why didn't we shoot the last ones down over water?

I will take on anyone to make sure China does not weaken our country.