Thank you, gentlemen, for being here today.

ISIL is a threat to America, our allies, our interests around the world.

No is the first basic answer.

ISIL is a very clear threat to the United States of America, to our people.

The statutory authority is the AUMF of 2001, and if you wanted to add something to that, it would probably be the AUMF of 2002.

If Congress would not agree to that request, it would be a pretty devastating message that we send to the world.

The last government in Iraq, over the last 5 years, have actually exacerbated the effort and intentionally destroyed the capability of a unity government.

We are in a different situation today, in what the President has laid out to the American people as to what his objectives are.

I can assure you, Senator, that any commitments we made, in contracting or anything else, we will follow the law clearly and consult with Congress.

Over time if ISIL is not stopped, and with the economic power that it has now, then what I would foresee happening, not only an immediate threat to United States citizens and our people, our interests.

I believe the President has the statutory and constitutional authority to take the action that he is doing to protect this country.

I do think it is appropriate to question the practicality of the rule without being accused of being a denier.

Should you be confirmed, will you commit to working with me and my office to engage in these licensing and relicensing efforts?

The NRC's timely review of license submittals is critical to the success of our domestic uranium industry.

We got to destroy it, because if we don't destroy it, it will get worst and it will get wider and deeper.

In fact, the Pentagon has presented options to the President and while they are constantly reassessing those and offering new options.

the mission he has been tasked with is to degrade and destroy, not to contain, not to minimize, et cetera.

We've never seen anything like this, we've got to be prepared for everything.