Joseph Lieberman actually said...

"I think this is urgent enough that you should provide that to this Committee within the next couple of weeks."

"this has to not only be your urgent responsibility to change a status quo which is unacceptable, and you acknowledge it is unacceptable, but that there has to be involvement from the highest levels of..."

"Federal buildings are, unfortunately, natural targets for anybody who wants to cause us harm because of their symbolic value and meaning."

"There has been inattention at the highest levels of the Department of Homeland Security to the requirements for protecting Federal facilities."